Breakdown of Nyårslöftet att sluta röka är svårt.
vara
to be
att
to (before a verb)
sluta
to stop
svår
difficult
röka
to smoke
nyårslöftet
the New Year's resolution
Questions & Answers about Nyårslöftet att sluta röka är svårt.
How does the phrase att sluta röka work together with the noun nyårslöftet?
The phrase att sluta röka (to stop smoking) acts as a noun complement. It directly explains the content of the noun nyårslöftet (the New Year's resolution). In Swedish, just like in English, you can attach an att + infinitive phrase directly to certain nouns to define what they are about.
Why is there no att before röka?
In Swedish, when a verb expresses starting, stopping, or continuing an action (like sluta, to stop), the following verb is usually placed in the infinitive without an att. Therefore, it is simply sluta röka rather than sluta att röka.
Why is the adjective at the end spelled svårt instead of svår?
The adjective svårt (hard) describes the noun nyårslöftet. Because the root word löfte (promise) is an ett word, the adjective must take the neuter -t ending. It must agree with the noun even though the phrase att sluta röka sits directly between them.
What are the building blocks of the compound word nyårslöftet?
It is a compound noun made up of ny (new), år (year), and the definite form of ett löfte (a promise). Notice the extra -s- inserted in the middle to smoothly link the time expression to the noun.
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