Breakdown of Endast chefen har tillgång till loungen.
ha
to have
till
to (direction, destination)
chefen
the boss
endast
only
tillgången
the access
loungen
the lounge
Questions & Answers about Endast chefen har tillgång till loungen.
Doesn't the verb have to be in the second position? Why does har come after both endast and chefen?
The verb har actually is in the second position! In Swedish, a focus particle like endast attaches directly to the word or phrase it modifies. Here, endast chefen (only the boss) acts as a single, combined block of information taking up the entire first position. The verb then correctly takes the second slot.
Could I use bara instead of endast here?
Yes, absolutely. Bara and endast both mean "only." The difference is that endast is more formal and often used in official rules, policies, or written signs. Since this sentence sounds like an official workplace rule about who gets to use the lounge, endast is a very natural fit. In casual speech, you would probably just say Bara chefen...
Why is the preposition till used here?
The noun tillgång (access) is almost always paired with the preposition till (to). When you learn the word for "access," it is highly recommended to memorize the full phrase ha tillgång till (to have access to) as a fixed chunk of vocabulary.
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