Breakdown of Även om hon köper gymkortet misslyckas försöket att träna.
hon
she
köpa
to buy
att
to
träna
to exercise
även om
even if, even though
misslyckas
to fail
gymkortet
the gym membership
försöket
the attempt
Questions & Answers about Även om hon köper gymkortet misslyckas försöket att träna.
How does att träna connect to försöket in this sentence?
The infinitive phrase att träna acts as a complement to the noun försöket. Just like in English, you can use att plus an infinitive verb right after a noun to explain exactly what that noun is about (the attempt to exercise).
Why does the second half of the sentence start with the verb misslyckas?
This is the Swedish V2 (verb-second) rule in action. The entire first part of the sentence, Även om hon köper gymkortet, is a subordinate clause that takes up the first position. Because the verb must come second, the main verb misslyckas immediately follows it.
Why does the verb misslyckas end in an s? Is somebody being failed by something?
No, it is not a passive verb. Misslyckas is a deponent verb, which is a specific type of s-verb. It always ends in an s in all of its forms, but it has a completely active meaning. Here, it simply means fails.
Why does she buy a gymkort instead of a membership?
The word gymkort literally translates to gym card, but it is the standard Swedish term for a gym membership. The -et at the end makes it a definite noun, meaning the gym membership.
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