Word
Spridningen av detta innehåll skapar ett stort problem.
Meaning
The spread of this content creates a big problem.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Spridningen av detta innehåll skapar ett stort problem.
ett
a, an (neuter)
stor
big
problemet
the problem
av
of, by / from (cause)
Questions & Answers about Spridningen av detta innehåll skapar ett stort problem.
Why does spridningen (the spread) take the preposition av here?
When an abstract noun is formed from a verb that takes a direct object (like att sprida, to spread), Swedish typically uses av to introduce the thing being acted upon. So, just as you spread content (sprider innehåll), you talk about the spread of that content as spridningen av innehåll.
Could I use på instead of av here, like we do with brist på (lack of)?
No, spridningen på sounds unnatural in this context. While many abstract nouns require specific prepositions (like krav på or brist på), spridning strongly pairs with av when specifying what is being distributed or spread.
Why is innehåll in the indefinite form after detta? Don't demonstratives usually take the definite form?
It depends on which demonstrative you use. The formal pronoun denna/detta/dessa must be followed by the indefinite noun in standard written Swedish (detta innehåll). If you used the slightly more conversational det här, you would need the definite form instead (det här innehållet).
Since innehåll is an ett-word ending in a consonant, its plural is also innehåll. How do we know it is singular here?