Questions & Answers about Vi ska avsluta abonnemanget snarare än uppgradera det.
How does snarare än affect the form of the verb uppgradera?
Snarare än requires parallel structure, meaning it links two grammatically identical parts. Since the first action, avsluta, is in the infinitive form (following the auxiliary verb ska), the second action must also be in the infinitive: uppgradera. You don't need to repeat ska.
Can I repeat the subject and auxiliary verb after snarare än, like "...snarare än vi ska uppgradera det"?
You could, but it sounds clunky and unnatural. Because snarare än acts as a coordinating conjunction (like "and" or "or"), it's much better to drop the repeated parts (vi ska) and just connect the two parallel infinitive verbs directly.
Why is avsluta used here to mean "cancel"? Doesn't it usually mean "finish"?
Yes, avsluta literally means "to finish" or "to close". In Swedish, you use avsluta (or säga upp) to cancel ongoing agreements like a subscription (ett abonnemang) or a bank account. You wouldn't use ställa in here, because that is reserved for cancelling scheduled events like meetings or flights.
Why does the sentence end with the pronoun det instead of den?