Breakdown of Vi måste öka kapaciteten för att pumpa avloppsvattnet.
vi
we
att
to
måste
to have to, must
för
for, to
öka
to increase
kapaciteten
the capacity
pumpa
to pump
avloppsvattnet
the wastewater
Questions & Answers about Vi måste öka kapaciteten för att pumpa avloppsvattnet.
How would we use the lesson's target conjunction i takt med att (as / in tandem with) to add 'as the city grows' to this sentence?
You can just attach it to the end: Vi måste öka kapaciteten för att pumpa avloppsvattnet i takt med att staden växer. If you put the new clause at the very beginning instead, don't forget the V2 rule for the main clause: I takt med att staden växer måste vi öka...
Why is it för att pumpa instead of just att pumpa? Doesn't för att mean 'in order to'?
While för att often means 'in order to', here it connects to the noun kapaciteten to mean 'the capacity for pumping'. Swedish frequently uses för att followed by an infinitive verb where English would use 'for' plus an '-ing' word.
How does the compound word avloppsvattnet break down?
It combines avlopp (drain or sewage) and vatten (water), joined by a linking -s-. The definite ending -et is added at the end because vatten is an ett-word, making it 'the wastewater'.
Does the verb öka work exactly like the English verb 'increase'?
Yes! Öka is very flexible. Just like in English, it can be transitive (someone increases an object, as in vi måste öka kapaciteten) or intransitive (something increases on its own, like kapaciteten ökar).
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