Questions & Answers about Jag är orolig för att surdegen inte har några bubblor.
Why can't I say att surdegen har inga bubblor?
Because of the ingen-rule. In a subordinate clause (introduced here by att), you cannot use ingen, inget, or inga as an object. You must split the negation into inte and någon/något/några. Since bubblor is plural, we use inte ... några.
Why is inte placed before the verb har?
The phrase att surdegen inte har några bubblor is a subordinate clause. In Swedish subordinate clauses, sentence adverbs like inte must come before the conjugated verb. You might remember this as the BIFF rule (Bi-sats, Inte Före Finita verbet).
Why is there a för before att? English just uses 'worried that'.
In Swedish, when an adjective or verb is strongly paired with a specific preposition, that preposition is usually kept even if an att-clause follows. You are worried about something (orolig för något), so when that 'something' is a full clause, it becomes orolig för att.
Is surdegen related to the word for sour?