Breakdown of Salvan hon rekommenderar hjälper huden att läka.
hon
she
hjälpa
to help
att
to
rekommendera
to recommend
huden
the skin
salvan
the ointment
läka
to heal
Questions & Answers about Salvan hon rekommenderar hjälper huden att läka.
Where would the relative pronoun som go in this sentence, and why is it okay to drop it?
It would go right after Salvan, making it Salvan som hon rekommenderar. You can drop som here because it acts as the object of the relative clause (she recommends the ointment). If som were the subject of the clause (for example, 'the ointment that works'), you would not be able to drop it.
We have two verbs right next to each other (rekommenderar hjälper). Does this break the V2 (verb-second) rule?
No, it perfectly follows the V2 rule! The entire phrase Salvan hon rekommenderar acts as a single block occupying the first position (the subject). To keep the main verb in the second position, hjälper must come immediately after that whole block.
In English, we often say 'helps the skin heal' without the word 'to'. Can I drop att here?
You should keep att here. While dropping it sometimes happens in casual spoken Swedish, the standard rule when hjälpa has an object (huden) is to include the infinitive marker att before the next verb (läka).
Does the verb läka work the exact same way as 'heal' in English?
Yes! Just like 'heal', läka can describe a treatment curing a wound, or it can describe the body repairing itself. In this sentence, the skin itself is doing the healing, so it matches the English translation perfectly.
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