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Visst är glampingen avskild, men prislappen är hög.

Visst är glampingen avskild, men prislappen är hög.
Admittedly the glamping is secluded, but the price tag is high.
From Lesson 415:Concessions (visst ..., men ...)·Swedish

Questions & Answers about Visst är glampingen avskild, men prislappen är hög.

Why is the word order Visst är glampingen instead of Visst glampingen är?
In this concessive structure, visst (admittedly/sure) acts as an adverb at the start of the clause. Because Swedish strictly follows the V2 rule (the verb must be the second element in a main clause), the verb är has to come immediately after visst, pushing the subject glampingen to the third position.
Can I use another word for 'surely' like säkerligen instead of visst here?
Not if you want to keep the same meaning. The specific pair visst [X], men [Y] is a fixed argumentative structure. It translates exactly to 'Admittedly [X], but [Y]' or 'Sure, [X] is true, but [Y]'. Using other adverbs won't carry this specific 'conceding a point' function.
Glampingen is an English loanword. Do all English words ending in '-ing' become en-words in Swedish?
Generally, yes! English loanwords that end in '-ing' (like glamping, camping, dejtning) are almost always adopted as en-words in Swedish. Therefore, to say 'the glamping', you just add the standard definite suffix -en to get glampingen.
How is the word avskild (secluded) built?
It is the past participle of the verb att avskilja (to separate or isolate). It is made up of the prefix av- (off/away) and skild, which comes from the verb att skilja (to separate or part). It literally means 'separated off', which translates nicely to 'secluded'.

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