Breakdown of Man måste kompromissa för att öka trivseln hemma.
att
to
måste
to have to, must
hemma
at home
för
for, to
Questions & Answers about Man måste kompromissa för att öka trivseln hemma.
Why does this sentence use för att instead of the lesson's focus, för ... skull?
The phrase för att followed by an infinitive verb (like öka) means "in order to". The construction för [someone's] skull means "for [someone's] sake" and is used with a noun or pronoun, not an action verb. Here, you are compromising in order to perform an action, rather than for the sake of a specific person.
What exactly does the word trivseln mean here?
The noun trivsel means "well-being", "comfort", or "a pleasant atmosphere". It comes from the common verb trivas (to thrive or feel comfortable). In this context, öka trivseln means to make the home environment more harmonious and pleasant to be in.
Why is trivseln in the definite form (the well-being) when English just says "increase well-being"?
Swedish often puts abstract, uncountable nouns in the definite form when referring to them in a specific context. Since this sentence is talking about the specific atmosphere of the home, it requires the definite form trivseln.
Why do we use hemma instead of hem at the end of the sentence?
The word hemma indicates a fixed location ("at home"), while hem shows movement toward a destination ("going home"). Because the well-being exists statically at the house rather than moving towards it, the stationary word hemma is the correct choice.