Breakdown of Det är hälsosamt att koppla ner, vila och vara närvarande.
vara
to be
det
it (neuter)
och
and
att
to
vila
to rest
hälsosam
healthy (promoting health)
koppla ner
to disconnect
närvarande
present
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 -t ending to match Det?
Närvarande translates to "present". It's built from när (near) and varande (being, which is the present participle or "-ing" form of the verb vara). Because all Swedish present participles end in -ande or -ende, they are fixed forms. They act like adjectives, but they never change their endings to match gender or number.
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