Breakdown of Trots att hon är trött fortsätter hon att skrolla, läsa notiserna och titta på videon.
vara
to be
hon
she
och
and
trött
tired
titta på
to look at
läsa
to read
att
to
fortsätta
to continue
trots att
although, in spite of the fact that
videon
the video
skrolla
to scroll
notisen
the notification
Questions & Answers about Trots att hon är trött fortsätter hon att skrolla, läsa notiserna och titta på videon.
Why is there only one att before the three verbs (skrolla, läsa, titta)?
Just like in English, when you have a list of verbs in the infinitive connected by och (and) or commas, you only need to use the infinitive marker att before the first verb. The att before skrolla applies to läsa and titta as well. Repeating it before every single verb would sound unnatural and repetitive.
Why does the main part of the sentence start with the verb fortsätter instead of the subject hon?
This is a great example of the V2 (verb-second) rule in action. The entire subordinate clause Trots att hon är trött acts as the first block of information in the sentence. Therefore, the main clause must immediately follow with its verb (fortsätter) to keep the verb in the second position overall, which pushes the subject (hon) into the third position.
Does the word notiserna mean 'the notices'?
It can, but in modern everyday Swedish, en notis most commonly refers to a push notification on your smartphone or computer. It is also used for a short news item in a paper. If you want to say 'a notice' as in a physical sign or official warning, you would typically use words like ett anslag or ett meddelande.
Is videon singular or plural here?
It is the singular definite form ('the video'). The root word is en video. Because it is an en-word ending in a vowel, you just add -n to make it definite (videon). If she were watching multiple videos, the plural definite form would be videorna.
Could I drop the att and just say Trots hon är trött?
No, you must include att. Trots by itself is a preposition meaning 'despite' and has to be followed by a noun phrase, such as trots tröttheten (despite the tiredness). When you follow it with a full clause containing a subject and a verb (like hon är trött), you must use the combination trots att, which means 'even though' or 'despite the fact that'.
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