Word
Det är viktigt att inte missa rengöringen.
Meaning
It is important not to miss the cleaning.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Det är viktigt att inte missa rengöringen.
How is the noun rengöringen built from a verb?
It comes from the verb att rengöra (to clean). In Swedish, you can often turn a verb into a noun by adding -ing or -ning to the stem. Here, the verb stem rengör gets the suffix -ing to become rengöring (cleaning). The final -en makes it the definite form: the cleaning.
Is rengöra a compound word?
Yes! It is made of the adjective ren (clean) and the verb göra (to do or make). So att rengöra literally means to make clean. The derived noun rengöring therefore essentially translates to clean-making.
Why does inte come before the verb missa here?
In normal main clauses, inte usually comes after the verb. However, in an infinitive phrase starting with att (to), the negation inte is placed right between att and the verb. So not to miss is always att inte missa.
Why do we use viktigt with a -t instead of just viktig?