Breakdown of Vi utvärderar underhållningen under gratisperioden snarare än efter den.
vi
we
den
it (common)
efter
after
än
than
under
during
utvärdera
to evaluate
snarare
rather
underhållningen
the entertainment
gratisperioden
the free trial period
Questions & Answers about Vi utvärderar underhållningen under gratisperioden snarare än efter den.
How does the phrase snarare än connect the two parts of this sentence?
Snarare än (rather than) acts as a coordinating conjunction here, which means it should connect two parallel grammatical structures. In this sentence, it perfectly balances two prepositional phrases: under gratisperioden (during the free period) and efter den (after it).
Could I just say ...snarare än efter, leaving out den?
No, leaving out den would sound incomplete in Swedish. Because snarare än requires parallel structures, the preposition efter needs an object to properly mirror the earlier phrase under gratisperioden.
Why does the sentence end with den instead of det?
The pronoun den refers back to gratisperioden. Since period is an en-word (en period), you must use the common gender pronoun den to say 'it'. If the noun it replaced had been an ett-word, you would have needed det.
Is gratisperioden the standard way to say 'the free trial period'?
Yes! Swedish frequently builds compound words for specific concepts. Gratis (free of charge) and perioden (the period) combine to make gratisperioden. You might also hear provperiod (trial period), but this specific compound emphasizes that the period costs nothing.
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