Questions & Answers about Priset spelar roll för oss.
Why is it spelar roll and not spelar en roll?
In Swedish, the set phrase for 'to matter' is spelar roll, without the indefinite article en. While spelar en roll is used when someone literally plays a role in a play or a specific situation, dropping the article creates the abstract meaning of 'mattering' or 'making a difference'.
Could I use the verb betyder here to say 'matters'?
You could say Priset betyder mycket för oss (The price means a lot to us), but spelar roll is the most standard and natural way to express that something 'matters' without needing to add extra words like 'a lot'.
Why is the preposition för used here instead of till for 'to us'?
When expressing that something has significance, importance, or an emotional effect on someone, Swedish uses för (literally 'for'). You use till mostly for physical direction or transferring a physical object to someone.
Why does the word for 'the price' end in '-et' (priset)?
The word pris is an ett noun (ett pris). To make an ett noun definite (meaning 'the price'), you add the suffix -et to the end, resulting in priset.
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