Breakdown of Det går inte att strunta i dräneringen om man vill odla.
inte
not
vilja
to want to
man
one, you (people in general)
om
if, whether
odla
to grow (cultivate)
det går att
it is possible to
strunta i
to ignore
dräneringen
the drainage
Questions & Answers about Det går inte att strunta i dräneringen om man vill odla.
How does det går inte att work here, and could I just say det är inte möjligt att instead?
Det går inte att followed by an infinitive like strunta is the most natural, everyday way to express that something is not feasible or impossible to do. While det är inte möjligt att is grammatically correct, it sounds quite formal and stiff in comparison.
What exactly does strunta i mean, and is the i always required?
Strunta i is a common phrasal verb meaning to ignore, neglect, or not bother with something. The preposition i is always required when you specify what it is you are ignoring, which in this case is dräneringen.
Could I use the word ignorera instead of strunta i?
You could, but strunta i is much more common in everyday Swedish. Strunta i also strongly implies actively deciding not to care about or bother with something, which fits perfectly when talking about skipping a necessary gardening step.
Why does the sentence use odla for 'grow' rather than växa?
Swedish makes a strict distinction between these two verbs. You use odla when a person is actively cultivating or farming plants. You use växa for the natural process of a plant getting bigger on its own. Since the subject here is man (one/you) doing the active growing, odla is the correct choice.
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