Breakdown of Kalkylen visar ingenting alls, den är befängd!
vara
to be
den
it (common)
visa
to show
ingenting
nothing
Questions & Answers about Kalkylen visar ingenting alls, den är befängd!
How does alls work with ingenting in this sentence?
Alls translates to "at all" and adds strong emphasis to negative words. While you have likely seen it with inte (inte alls meaning "not at all"), it pairs just as naturally with other negations like ingenting (nothing) or ingen (no one). So, ingenting alls means "nothing at all" or "absolutely nothing."
Does kalkyl refer to a mathematical calculation?
Usually not a pure mathematical one, which would instead be en beräkning. En kalkyl typically refers to a financial estimate, a budget calculation, or a spreadsheet projection.
Why is "it" translated as den instead of det here?
Because "it" refers back to kalkylen. Since kalkyl is an en-word, the pronoun must be den, and the adjective describing it takes the matching en-word form, befängd (rather than the ett-word form befängt).
Is befängd a common word for "absurd"?
Yes, it is a great B2-level word meaning "absurd," "ludicrous," or "preposterous." It implies that something is completely unreasonable and doesn't make any sense, making it a perfect fit for a broken financial projection.