Breakdown of Chefen tvivlar på lönsamheten då intäkten är låg.
vara
to be
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
chefen
the boss
låg
low
tvivla
doubt
då
since, because
intäkten
the revenue
lönsamheten
the profitability
Questions & Answers about Chefen tvivlar på lönsamheten då intäkten är låg.
Why do we need the preposition på in tvivlar på when English just says 'doubts'?
In Swedish, the verb att tvivla (to doubt) almost always takes the preposition på when it is followed by a direct object. You 'doubt on' something. Without på, the sentence would sound incomplete to a Swedish ear.
då usually means 'then' or 'when'. How is it being used here to mean 'since'?
While då is most commonly an adverb of time ('then'), it can also be used as a causal conjunction meaning 'since' or 'because'. In this context, it functions exactly like eftersom, though då can sometimes sound a bit more formal or characteristic of written language.
Since this lesson focuses on oaktat (despite/regardless of), how would using it here change the sentence?
If you replaced då with oaktat att (despite the fact that), it would completely reverse the logical relationship: Chefen tvivlar på lönsamheten oaktat att intäkten är låg (The boss doubts the profitability despite the revenue being low). This implies the boss expected high profitability even with low revenue, whereas då shows the low revenue is the actual reason for the doubt.
How is the word lönsamheten constructed?
It builds from the root noun lön (wage or pay). Adding the suffix -sam creates the adjective lönsam (profitable). Adding -het turns it into the noun lönsamhet (profitability). Finally, the -en at the end makes it definite: lönsamheten (the profitability).
What is the difference between intäkt (revenue) and inkomst (income)?
They are close synonyms, but intäkt is generally used in business and accounting to mean 'revenue' (money generated by a company's operations). Inkomst is more commonly used for a private individual's 'income' or salary.
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