Breakdown of Han gillar att stänga ner flödet, slippa distraktionen och vara skärmfri.
vara
to be
han
he
och
and
att
to
slippa
to not have to
gilla
to like (everyday synonym of tycka om)
stänga ner
to shut down
flödet
the feed
distraktionen
the distraction
skärmfri
screen-free
Questions & Answers about Han gillar att stänga ner flödet, slippa distraktionen och vara skärmfri.
Why don't we say att slippa and att vara?
In a list of infinitive verbs connected by och (and) or eller (or), Swedish typically drops the infinitive marker att for all verbs after the first one. Since stänga, slippa, and vara are all coordinated actions he likes to do, only the first verb needs the att.
What is the difference between stänga and stänga ner here?
Stänga just means 'to close', like a physical door or window. Stänga ner is a particle verb meaning 'to shut down' or 'to close down'. It is heavily used for computers, apps, and businesses. It gives the sense of turning off the digital system entirely rather than just closing a lid.
How exactly does the verb slippa work in this sentence?
The verb slippa means 'to be spared from' or 'to not have to'. While it is often followed by another verb (like slippa vänta - 'to not have to wait'), it can also take a direct noun object, as it does here with distraktionen. So slippa distraktionen means being spared from the distraction, or 'escaping' it.
I learned that ett flöde means a 'flow'. Is it the standard word for a social media feed?
Yes! In modern digital Swedish, ett flöde (definite form flödet) is the exact term used for a social media feed or timeline, conceptualized as a continuous 'flow' of posts and information.
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