Breakdown of Jag törs inte be om en löneförhöjning därför att jag stammar.
jag
I
en
a, an (common)
inte
not
därför att
because
be
to ask for, to request
törs
to dare
löneförhöjningen
the pay rise
stamma
to stutter
Questions & Answers about Jag törs inte be om en löneförhöjning därför att jag stammar.
Why is there no att before be in this sentence?
Törs acts as a semi-modal verb in Swedish. Just like kan (can) or vill (want), it is followed directly by the bare infinitive. Therefore, you say törs be without an att in between, even though we say 'dare to ask' in English.
The verb törs ends in an 's' - does that mean it is a passive verb?
No, törs is a deponent verb. This means it always ends in an -s but has a completely active meaning ('dare'). It does not have a standard active form without the -s.
Why use be om instead of fråga efter for 'ask for'?
You use be om when you are making a request for something you want to receive, like a favor or a pay rise. You use fråga efter when you are inquiring about something to get information, like asking where a specific person or object is.
Could I use eftersom instead of därför att here?
Yes, you could use eftersom here with no change in meaning. Both mean 'because' and introduce a subordinate clause. The slight difference is that därför att usually only appears in the middle of a sentence to provide a direct reason, whereas eftersom is also commonly used to start a sentence (e.g., 'Because I stutter, I do not dare...').
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