Breakdown of I kollektivet är vi med och skapar en ny arbetsgrupp.
vara
to be
vi
we
en
a, an (common)
och
and
i
in
ny
new
med
with
skapa
to create
kollektivet
the commune
arbetsgruppen
the working group
Questions & Answers about I kollektivet är vi med och skapar en ny arbetsgrupp.
Why is it skapar (present tense) and not the infinitive skapa after och?
This is the participative pseudo-coordination you are currently learning. The phrase vara med och links two verbs that must match in tense. Because the first verb (är) is in the present tense, the second verb must also be in the present tense (skapar). A literal translation helps: 'we are with and create'.
Could I say vi deltar i att skapa instead of vi är med och skapar?
You could, as deltar i means 'participate in'. However, vara med och is much more natural and common in everyday spoken and written Swedish. It gives a collaborative, active feeling, similar to saying 'we are helping to create' or 'we are involved in creating' in English.
Why is the word order är vi instead of vi är?
This is a good reminder of the V2 (verb-second) rule. The sentence starts with the location phrase I kollektivet (in the commune). Since that takes up the first 'slot' in the sentence, the finite verb (är) must immediately follow in the second slot, which pushes the subject (vi) to the third position.
Why do we use the preposition i with kollektivet rather than på?
A kollektiv (commune or collective) is treated conceptually as a bounded container, a group, or an enclosed living arrangement. Therefore, you are inside it (i), much like you would be in a family (i en familj) or a group (i en grupp), rather than at a public institution where på might be used.
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