Breakdown of Inom en månad blir upplagan en succé, och vi misstänker det.
det
it (neuter)
vi
we
en
a, an (common)
och
and
Questions & Answers about Inom en månad blir upplagan en succé, och vi misstänker det.
What exactly does det stand for in this sentence?
It stands in for the entire first clause: Inom en månad blir upplagan en succé. Swedish often uses det after verbs of thought or communication, like misstänker (suspect), to replace a whole idea so you do not have to repeat it.
Why is the word order blir upplagan instead of upplagan blir?
This is the V2 rule in action. Because the sentence begins with a time phrase (Inom en månad), the verb (blir) must come directly after it in the second position. The subject (upplagan) is then pushed to the third position.
The translation says 'will be', so why does the Swedish sentence use the present tense verb blir?
In Swedish, you can often use the present tense to talk about the future as long as the context is clear. Since the sentence starts with Inom en månad (Within a month), we already know it is happening in the future, making the present tense blir perfectly natural here.
Why does the word succé have an accent on the last letter?
It is a loanword from French. The accent tells you to put the stress on the final syllable when pronouncing it, which is a very common pattern for French loanwords in Swedish.