Breakdown of Vi delar övertygelsen att skapelsen är vacker.
vara
to be
vi
we
vacker
beautiful
att
that
dela
to divide / to share
övertygelsen
the conviction
skapelsen
the creation
Questions & Answers about Vi delar övertygelsen att skapelsen är vacker.
Both övertygelsen and skapelsen contain the suffix -else. How are these nouns derived?
They are built by taking the verbs övertyga (to convince) and skapa (to create) and adding -else. This suffix is heavily used in Swedish to turn verbs into abstract nouns, functioning much like the English suffixes -tion or -ment. Because they are definite in this sentence, the suffix becomes -elsen.
What gender are nouns ending in -else, and how does the sentence show this?
They are almost always common gender (en words). You can spot this twice in the sentence: the nouns take the -n definite ending (övertygelsen, skapelsen), and the adjective vacker appears in its base form. If they were ett words, the adjective would have to be vackert.
Does dela work exactly like the English word share when talking about abstract ideas?
Yes. Just like in English, dela can mean physically dividing something, but it is also the natural choice for sharing an abstract concept like an opinion, an experience, or a conviction (övertygelse).
Why is there no preposition before att in this sentence?
When an abstract noun like övertygelse is explained by a full clause, Swedish connects them directly with the subjunction att (that). You do not need a preposition to link the noun to its own clause.
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