Breakdown of Vi reser för att vidga våra perspektiv på världen.
vi
we
att
to (before a verb)
resa
to travel
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
för
for, to
vår
our
världen
the world
perspektivet
the perspective
vidga
to broaden
Questions & Answers about Vi reser för att vidga våra perspektiv på världen.
Why do we use för att here instead of just att?
In Swedish, you use för att to mean "in order to" when expressing the purpose or goal of an action. Using only att would just mean "to" and wouldn't correctly show the intention behind the travel.
Vidga translates to "broaden". Could I use a word like bredda instead?
Yes, they are close synonyms, but vidga is the most natural choice for abstract concepts like perspectives, horizons (vyer), or knowledge. Bredda is often used for more concrete things, like widening a physical road or expanding a selection of products.
Why is the noun phrase våra perspektiv and not våra perspektiven?
In Swedish, possessive pronouns like våra (our) must always be followed by the bare, indefinite form of the noun. Even though the perspectives are specific to "us", you must use the indefinite plural perspektiv rather than adding the definite -en suffix.
We say perspektiv på världen (perspectives on the world). Do we always use på with perspektiv?
When you are talking about having a perspective or view on or of a specific topic, på is the correct preposition. However, if you are looking at a topic from a certain perspective, you use the preposition ur (for example, ur ett historiskt perspektiv).
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