Breakdown of Vi ska öka intäkten oaktat den låga lönsamheten.
vi
we
ska
will
den
the (with en-words)
låg
low
öka
to increase
oaktat
notwithstanding / regardless of (formal)
intäkten
the revenue
lönsamheten
the profitability
Questions & Answers about Vi ska öka intäkten oaktat den låga lönsamheten.
Is oaktat acting as a preposition or a conjunction in this sentence?
Here it acts as a preposition because it is followed by a noun phrase (den låga lönsamheten) rather than a full clause with a subject and a verb. It functions just like trots (despite), but it belongs to a much more formal, often bureaucratic or legal, register.
Why use intäkten here instead of inkomsten?
In business Swedish, intäkt (revenue) refers specifically to the value of goods or services sold during a specific period. Inkomst is a more general term for income (like a personal salary), while vinst means profit (revenue minus expenses).
Why does den låga lönsamheten have both the standalone article den and the ending -en?
This is the Swedish double definite rule in action, which is always good to review. When an adjective (låga) modifies a definite noun, you must use the freestanding definite article (den, det, or de), the adjective gets its -a ending, and the noun itself still keeps its definite suffix (-en).
How is the word lönsamheten (the profitability) constructed?
It builds from the root lön (wage or reward). From there we get the verb löna sig (to pay off), the adjective lönsam (profitable), the abstract noun lönsamhet (profitability), and finally the definite form lönsamheten (the profitability).
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