Breakdown of Tilltron till systemet försvann i och med att fokuset på vinst blev tydligt.
till
to (direction, destination)
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
bli
to become
försvinna
to disappear
systemet
the system
tydlig
clear
vinsten
the profit / the win, the winnings
i och med att
since / as (because)
fokuset
the focus
tilltron
the faith
Questions & Answers about Tilltron till systemet försvann i och med att fokuset på vinst blev tydligt.
Why do we use till after tilltron instead of i like in English ("trust in")?
Many Swedish abstract nouns require a specific preposition that doesn't always match the English equivalent. The noun tilltro (trust, belief, or confidence) requires the preposition till (literally "to"). Therefore, "trust in the system" becomes tilltron till systemet.
Is på the standard preposition to use after the noun fokus?
Yes. Just like the verb "to focus on" translates to fokusera på, the abstract noun fokus also requires på. Mastering these noun-preposition combinations (like tilltro till and fokus på) is a key part of speaking natural Swedish at this level, as they often don't translate word-for-word.
What does the phrase i och med att mean here? Could I just use eftersom or när?
I och med att is a very common B2-level conjunction meaning "as," "since," or "due to the fact that." It uniquely combines both time (when this happened) and cause (because this happened). While you could use eftersom (because) or när (when), i och med att perfectly captures that the loss of trust was a direct consequence of the shift in focus happening at that very moment.
Why is it written as fokuset here? Is fokus an ett-word?
Yes, fokus is a neuter noun, or an ett-word (ett fokus, fokuset). Since it is in the definite form here ("the focus"), it takes the -et ending. You can also see this reflected at the very end of the sentence: the adjective tydlig (clear) gets a -t to become tydligt, agreeing with the neuter noun fokuset.
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