Word
Viljan att fortsätta måste vara långsiktig.
Meaning
The desire to continue must be long-term.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Viljan att fortsätta måste vara långsiktig.
vara
to be
att
to
måste
to have to, must
fortsätta
to continue
Questions & Answers about Viljan att fortsätta måste vara långsiktig.
Why do we use att before fortsätta in this sentence?
This is an example of noun complementation. The phrase att fortsätta (to continue) acts as a complement that completes the meaning of the noun viljan (the desire). Just like in English, you need the infinitive marker att (to) to connect the noun to the specific action it describes.
Why isn't there an att before vara later in the sentence?
This is a great contrast! We use att after the noun viljan, but we must drop it after måste. The word måste (must) is a modal verb, and in Swedish, modal verbs are followed directly by a bare infinitive without a marker. So it is always måste vara (must be), never måste att vara.
Is the noun viljan related to the verb vill (want)?
Yes, exactly! En vilja is the noun form of wanting something, meaning a will or a desire. Here it is in the definite form, viljan (the will or the desire).
Why does the adjective långsiktig end in -ig instead of -igt?