Breakdown of Jag råkade visa svartsjuka på grund av brist på förtroende.
jag
I
visa
to show
på grund av
because of
förtroendet
the trust
brist på
shortage of
råka
to happen to
svartsjukan
the jealousy
Questions & Answers about Jag råkade visa svartsjuka på grund av brist på förtroende.
How does råkade visa translate to "happened to show"?
The verb att råka is a common auxiliary verb used to express that an action was accidental or happened by chance. When combined directly with an infinitive like visa, it translates to "happen to [do something]" or "accidentally [do something]".
Why is it svartsjuka here instead of a neuter adjective?
In this sentence, svartsjuka is acting as an abstract noun ("jealousy", an en-word), not an adjective. While your current lesson covers adding a -t to adjectives when describing abstract concepts, here we are using the actual noun. It can be tricky because it looks exactly like the plural or definite form of the adjective svartsjuk!
Why do we use the preposition på after brist?
In Swedish, the noun brist (lack or shortage) pairs strictly with the preposition på to mean "lack of". This is a set collocation you must memorize. While English uses "of", Swedish often uses på for nouns expressing a deficit, such as brist på tid (lack of time).
Is förtroende an uncountable abstract noun in this sentence?
Yes! Förtroende (trust or confidence) functions as an uncountable abstract noun here. Because it is an ett-word, any categorizing adjectives you might add to describe this mass concept would need to take the neuter -t ending (for example, stort förtroende for "great trust").
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