Breakdown of Vilket fel systemet än gör, slutar intelligensen aldrig att beräkna resultatet.
göra
to do, to make
att
to
sluta
to stop
aldrig
never
felet
the mistake
vilket
which (ett) / what a (ett-word, exclamatory)
systemet
the system
resultatet
the result
än
ever (concessive particle)
beräkna
to calculate
intelligensen
the intelligence
Questions & Answers about Vilket fel systemet än gör, slutar intelligensen aldrig att beräkna resultatet.
Why do we use Vilket here instead of Vad for "Whatever"?
When "whatever" is directly followed by a noun, Swedish uses vilken, vilket, or vilka depending on the noun's gender and number. Because fel is an ett-word, we use vilket. You would use vad ... än if there were no noun, such as in the phrase Vad systemet än gör (Whatever the system does).
What is the word order for the ... än construction in the first clause?
The pattern is [Question word + Noun] + [Subject] + än + [Verb]. The word än is placed right before the verb in this type of dependent clause. That is why it sits between the subject systemet and the verb gör.
Why does the main clause start with the verb slutar instead of the subject intelligensen?
This is a great example of the V2 (verb-second) rule. The entire concessive clause (Vilket fel systemet än gör) occupies the first position in the sentence. To keep the main verb in the second position, slutar must come immediately after the comma, swapping places with its subject.
Why do we use att beräkna (to calculate) when the English translation says "calculating"?
Swedish does not have an exact equivalent to the English -ing form (gerund) for this kind of usage. When you stop or start doing an action, Swedish uses verbs like slutar or börjar followed by the infinitive marker att and the infinitive verb.
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