Breakdown of Chefen lovade att befordra mig till vd.
att
to
mig
me
chefen
the boss
lova
to promise
till
as (in appointments)
befordra
to promote
vd:n
the CEO
Questions & Answers about Chefen lovade att befordra mig till vd.
Why is there no article before vd? Shouldn't it be till en vd?
When someone is appointed, promoted, or transformed into a specific profession or role, Swedish uses till followed by a bare noun (without en or ett). Because the focus is on the title or role itself rather than a countable individual, we simply say till vd.
Do verbs of promotion and appointment always pair with till?
Yes, transitive verbs that deal with changing someone's status or role, such as befordra (to promote), välja (to elect), or utse (to appoint), strongly pair with the preposition till to indicate the destination role.
Why is vd written in lowercase letters?
In English, we capitalize acronyms and initialisms like CEO. In Swedish, however, the standard convention is to write initialisms in lowercase if they are read letter by letter (like vd, tv, or cd). While you might occasionally see VD in corporate texts, the lowercase vd is what the Swedish Language Council recommends.
Could I say befordra mig att bli vd instead of using till?
No, that would sound very unnatural. With a transitive verb like befordra (where an agent is changing the status of an object), you must use till. You would only use bli (to become) if the person taking the role is the subject of that verb, such as: Jag hoppas bli vd (I hope to become CEO).
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