Breakdown of Kostnaden ökade i takt med att utbyggnaden fortsatte.
fortsätta
to continue
öka
to increase
kostnaden
the cost
i takt med att
as / at the same pace as (concurrently)
utbyggnaden
the expansion
Questions & Answers about Kostnaden ökade i takt med att utbyggnaden fortsatte.
How does i takt med att differ from just using medan or när in this sentence?
While medan (while) or när (when) just tell you that two things happened at the same time, i takt med att specifically shows a tandem progression. It means the two actions influenced each other or developed at the exact same pace, much like the English phrases 'in step with' or 'in tandem with'.
What is the literal translation of i takt med att?
It literally translates to 'in rhythm with that' or 'in pace with that'. The word takt means 'pace', 'beat', or 'rhythm', often used in music. This makes it easy to remember that the two events in the sentence are marching to the same beat.
Why doesn't the word order invert after att here?
The phrase i takt med att introduces a subordinate clause (a dependent part of the sentence). In Swedish subordinate clauses, the subject always comes directly before the verb, giving us the straight word order utbyggnaden fortsatte. If there were a sentence adverb like inte, it would slot in right before the verb.
What is the difference between byggnaden and utbyggnaden?
Byggnaden refers to a physical 'building'. By adding the prefix ut- (out), you get utbyggnaden, which describes the process of 'building out' — meaning 'the expansion', 'the extension', or 'the development' of a project or structure.
What is the infinitive form of fortsatte?
The infinitive is fortsätta (to continue). It is an irregular verb that changes its vowel in the past tense, going from fortsätter in the present to fortsatte in the past, and har fortsatt in the perfect tense.
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