Breakdown of Varje superhjälte behöver en kraft för att besegra skurken.
en
a, an (common)
behöva
to need
att
to
för
for, to
varje
every, each
besegra
to defeat
skurken
the villain
kraften
the power (physical, force)
superhjälten
the superhero
Questions & Answers about Varje superhjälte behöver en kraft för att besegra skurken.
Since this lesson is about adjectives with proper nouns, how would we say 'the evil Lex' using those rules?
You would say den onda Lex. Unlike regular nouns which take the definite suffix (like skurken did here), proper nouns modified by an adjective only use the free definite article (den, det, or de) and the adjective in its definite form, leaving the name itself unchanged.
Why do we use för att here instead of just att before besegra?
In Swedish, för att is used to express intention or purpose, translating directly to 'in order to' in English. If you just used att, it would sound like the power itself is the act of defeating the villain, rather than a tool used for the purpose of defeating him.
Does the word varje change depending on whether the noun is an en-word or an ett-word?
No, varje (every) is an invariable pronoun. This means it stays exactly the same whether it is followed by an en-word like superhjälte or an ett-word like vapen (weapon). Note that it always requires the noun to be in the indefinite singular form.
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