Breakdown of Han föredrar att undvika bindningstiden snarare än att använda gratisperioden.
han
he
att
to
använda
to use
undvika
to avoid
än
than
föredra
to prefer
snarare
rather
bindningstiden
the lock-in period
gratisperioden
the free trial period
Questions & Answers about Han föredrar att undvika bindningstiden snarare än att använda gratisperioden.
Why do we need the second att before använda?
The phrase snarare än connects two equal options, and Swedish strongly prefers them to have exactly the same grammatical structure (parallelism). Because the first option uses the infinitive marker att (att undvika), the second option must match it and include the marker as well, becoming att använda.
Is it possible to use hellre än instead of snarare än in this sentence?
Yes! Because the sentence starts with Han föredrar (He prefers), both hellre än and snarare än mean 'rather than' and can be used interchangeably here. Snarare än places a slightly stronger focus on contrasting the two actions logically, while hellre än leans into his personal feeling of preference.
What is the purpose of the 's' in the middle of bindningstiden?
It is a linking consonant that joins bindning (commitment or binding) and tiden (the period). In Swedish, when the first part of a compound word ends in certain suffixes like -ning, an s is almost always added before attaching the next word.
Why are both bindningstiden and gratisperioden in the definite form (ending in -en) if he is talking about a preference?
The definite forms show that he is making a choice about a specific contract or offer being discussed in context. If he generally disliked lock-in periods for any service, the sentence would use indefinite plural forms instead, such as att undvika bindningstider snarare än att använda gratisperioder.
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