Breakdown of Han gillar dieten, bortsett från begränsningen.
han
he
gilla
to like (everyday synonym of tycka om)
bortsett från
apart from
dieten
the diet
begränsningen
the restriction
Questions & Answers about Han gillar dieten, bortsett från begränsningen.
What does bortsett literally mean in this phrase?
It literally means "looked away". It is the past participle form of the phrasal verb att se bort (to look away). Thinking of bortsett från as "looking away from" makes it much easier to remember its meaning of "apart from" or "disregarding".
How would the word order change if I started the sentence with bortsett från begränsningen?
Because Swedish uses the V2 rule (where the verb must be the second main block of information), putting the prepositional phrase first forces the verb gillar to come before the subject han. The sentence would become: Bortsett från begränsningen gillar han dieten.
Could I use förutom instead of bortsett från in this sentence?
Yes, förutom begränsningen works perfectly well here. However, bortsett från often carries a slightly stronger sense of actively "disregarding" or "ignoring" a specific negative detail, while förutom simply means "except for" or "besides".
Why use begränsningen rather than a word like restriktionen?
Both are valid and mean the same thing in this context. En begränsning comes from the verb att begränsa (to limit), while en restriktion is a loanword that tends to sound a bit more formal or official, like government rules. For a personal diet, begränsningen is very natural.
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