Breakdown of Tendensen är dålig, och därmed säljer vi aktien.
vara
to be
vi
we
och
and
sälja
to sell
dålig
bad
aktien
the share
därmed
thereby
tendensen
the tendency
Questions & Answers about Tendensen är dålig, och därmed säljer vi aktien.
How does därmed function in this sentence, and could I swap it for således or följaktligen?
Därmed translates to 'thereby' or 'with that,' showing the direct consequence of the bad trend. You could absolutely use således (thus) or följaktligen (consequently) here. Därmed often emphasizes the action causing the result, while följaktligen emphasizes pure logical consequence, but in this financial context, they are virtually interchangeable.
Why is the word order säljer vi instead of vi säljer after the comma?
The Swedish V2 (verb-second) rule is at work here. The conjunction och connects the two main clauses and counts as 'position zero'. The adverb därmed then takes the first position in the second clause, meaning the verb säljer must come exactly second. This pushes the subject vi to the third position.
Could I drop the word och and just use därmed to connect the two halves of the sentence?
Not with a comma. Because därmed is an adverb and not a conjunction, it cannot grammatically glue two main clauses together on its own with just a comma. If you drop och, you must change the comma to a period or a semicolon: Tendensen är dålig; därmed säljer vi aktien.
Is aktien the standard word for financial shares or stocks?
Yes, en aktie is a share of stock in a company, so aktien is 'the share'. When talking about stocks in general, you will often hear the plural definite form aktierna (the shares/stocks) or the words börsen or aktiemarknaden (the stock market).
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