Breakdown of Delegationen förhandlar om en internationell allians.
en
a, an (common)
om
about
förhandla
to negotiate
internationell
international
delegationen
the delegation
alliansen
the alliance
Questions & Answers about Delegationen förhandlar om en internationell allians.
Why is there an om after förhandlar when the English translation is just 'negotiating'?
In Swedish, the verb förhandla (to negotiate) usually requires the preposition om (about/for) when you mention the topic being negotiated. It literally translates to 'negotiating about an international alliance.'
How do I know if delegation is an en-word or an ett-word?
You can see it is an en-word from its definite ending: delegationen (the delegation). As a helpful shortcut, almost all Swedish words ending in -ion (like station, information, and diskussion) are en-words.
Why doesn't the adjective internationell have a suffix here?
Because it is modifying en allians, which is a singular en-word in its indefinite form (an alliance). The adjective only takes a -t for ett-words (like ett internationellt företag) or an -a for plural and definite forms (like internationella allianser).
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