Breakdown of Inom ridsporten passar dressyren henne bättre än oss.
bra
good / well
henne
her
oss
us
passa
to fit
än
than
inom
within
dressyren
the dressage
ridsporten
the equestrian sport
Questions & Answers about Inom ridsporten passar dressyren henne bättre än oss.
Why do we use the object pronoun oss (us) instead of the subject pronoun vi (we) after än?
The pronoun after än has to match the role of the thing it's being compared to. Here, dressage is the subject, and it is acting upon two objects: henne (her) and oss (us). Because we are comparing how dressage suits her versus us, we must use the object pronoun oss. If you used the subject pronoun vi, the sentence would grammatically imply "Dressage suits her better than we (suit her)!"
Why does the Swedish sentence use the definite forms ridsporten and dressyren when the English translation doesn't use "the"?
In Swedish, abstract concepts, academic subjects, and sports generally take the definite form when you are talking about them as a whole. So, "dressage" becomes dressyren (the dressage). Notice also that Swedish uses the singular definite ridsporten to refer to the broad field of "equestrian sports."
Why is the verb passar placed before the subject dressyren?
Could I use i (in) instead of inom (within) at the start of the sentence?
Inom is the most natural choice here because you are talking about a specific domain, discipline, or industry. While i ridsporten would be understood by a Swede, inom better expresses the idea of being "within the field of" equestrian sports.
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