Breakdown of Styrelsen utnämnde ingenjören till vd.
ingenjören
the engineer
styrelsen
the board (of directors)
utnämna
to appoint
till
as (in appointments)
Questions & Answers about Styrelsen utnämnde ingenjören till vd.
Why do we use till here instead of a word for "as", like som?
In Swedish, verbs of appointment (like utnämna and välja) and transformation use the preposition till to show what a person becomes. While English uses "as" or no preposition at all (like "appointed the engineer CEO"), Swedish strictly requires till to complete the verb's meaning.
Why is there no article before vd, like till en vd?
When till is used with verbs of appointment or transformation, the resulting role or profession is treated as a bare noun. You drop the indefinite article because the focus is entirely on the title or function being assigned, rather than the person as a countable item.
Why is vd written in lowercase letters when it stands for CEO?
Initialisms that have become everyday common nouns in Swedish, such as vd (short for verkställande direktör), are usually written in lowercase. While you might occasionally see it capitalized as VD in business texts, lowercase is the standard rule recommended by the Swedish Language Council.
Does the word order have to be exactly like this, or could till vd come before ingenjören?