Learn Swedish: Din kondition spelar roll, oavsett vilken sport du väljer. - Your fitness matters, regardless of which sport you choose.

Oavsett means "regardless of", and in this lesson's context, it introduces an indirect question. Here, vilken sport du väljer (which sport you choose) acts as that indirect question. When oavsett introduces a clause rather than a simple noun, you need a question word like vilken, hur, vem, or om to connect them.

Does kondition translate directly to the English word "condition"?

Not exactly. While it is a cognate, kondition (often shortened to kondis) is a "false friend" because it specifically refers to physical fitness, stamina, or cardiovascular endurance. If you want to talk about the general "condition" or state of an object, you would use a word like skick or tillstånd.

Is spelar roll a fixed phrase for "matters"?

Yes! Literally translating to "plays a role", spelar roll is the standard Swedish idiom for saying that something matters or makes a difference. To say "it doesn't matter", you would use the very common phrase det spelar ingen roll.

If I wanted to add "not" (inte) to the second part of the sentence, where would it go?