Breakdown of Exponeringen blir fel såvida du inte förstår inställningen.
du
you (singular)
inte
not
förstå
to understand
bli
to become
fel
wrong
såvida
unless (used with inte)
inställningen
the setting
exponeringen
the exposure
Questions & Answers about Exponeringen blir fel såvida du inte förstår inställningen.
Why does såvida ... inte translate to "unless"?
The word såvida means "provided that" or "insofar as". When you add inte, the phrase såvida du inte literally means "provided that you do not". In English, we simply express this as "unless". You could also use om du inte (if you don't) here, but såvida (inte) is a bit more formal and emphasizes the restriction.
Why is blir used here for "will be" instead of kommer att vara?
blir literally means "becomes", but it is the most natural choice in Swedish for a future outcome or a change of state. Using kommer att vara would sound overly literal and stiff here, because blir perfectly captures that the exposure turns out wrong as a direct result of the action.
Why doesn't the adjective fel change its form to match the noun?
The word fel is an indeclinable adjective, meaning it never takes grammatical endings. Whether it describes an en word, an ett word, or a plural noun, it always stays exactly the same.
Does inställningen only mean a mechanical "setting"?
While in this photography context it refers to a camera setting, en inställning is also the most common word for a person's "attitude", "mindset", or "approach" to something.
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