Breakdown of Eftervärlden kom att betrakta själva botemedlet som det bästa.
bra
good / well
det
the (with ett-words)
betrakta
to observe
som
as (in a role or function)
Questions & Answers about Eftervärlden kom att betrakta själva botemedlet som det bästa.
Does kom att betrakta mean someone physically traveled somewhere to look at the cure?
No, here kom att followed by the bare infinitive betrakta expresses an eventual or unintentional outcome in the past. It translates to came to regard or eventually regarded, showing how posterity's view developed over time rather than describing physical movement.
Why is själva used before botemedlet instead of självt?
When you want to emphasize a specific noun by saying the noun itself or the very noun, you use the invariable form själva followed by the definite noun. So själva botemedlet means the cure itself. If you used självt, it would imply the cure did something alone or unassisted.
There is no word for thing in the sentence. How does som det bästa mean as the best thing?
In Swedish, you can often leave out a general noun like thing when using an adjective in its definite form. Det bästa literally means the best, but it functions perfectly as a standalone noun phrase meaning the best thing.
How is the word Eftervärlden constructed?
It translates literally to the after-world, combining efter meaning after and världen meaning the world. It is the standard Swedish word for posterity or future generations.