Word
Det är hälsosamt att koppla ner, vila och vara närvarande.
Meaning
It is healthy to disconnect, rest and be present.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Det är hälsosamt att koppla ner, vila och vara närvarande.
vara
to be
det
it (neuter)
och
and
att
to
Questions & Answers about Det är hälsosamt att koppla ner, vila och vara närvarande.
Why is there only one att before the three verbs (koppla ner, vila, vara)?
In Swedish, just like in English, when you have a coordinated list of verbs in the infinitive (the base form), you usually only need to use the infinitive marker att (to) before the first verb. It is automatically understood that att applies to vila and vara as well. You could repeat it for rhythmic emphasis, but dropping it is the standard and most natural way to speak.
How is the phrase koppla ner pronounced, and what is its literal meaning?
Koppla ner is a phrasal verb meaning "to disconnect" (often used for logging off the internet or stepping away from technology). Literally, koppla means "to connect" or "to link", and ner means "down". Because it is a phrasal verb, you must put the spoken stress heavily on the particle ner, rather than on the verb koppla.
Why does hälsosam have a -t at the end here (hälsosamt)?
Adjectives in Swedish must agree with the subject they describe. In this sentence, the subject is the impersonal dummy pronoun Det (It). Because det is a neuter word, the adjective takes the neuter -t ending, making it hälsosamt.
What kind of word is närvarande, and why doesn't it have a neuter ending to match ?