Breakdown of Avskildheten är viktig för henne.
vara
to be
viktig
important
henne
her
för
for, to
avskildheten
the seclusion
Questions & Answers about Avskildheten är viktig för henne.
How is the word "avskildheten" built?
It starts with the verb att skilja (to separate). Adding the particle av gives the past participle avskild (secluded). The suffix -het turns it into the noun avskildhet (seclusion), and the final -en makes it definite.
Why do we use "för henne" instead of "till henne" for "to her"?
When expressing that something holds significance, value, or difficulty for someone, Swedish uses för (e.g., viktig för, svår för). Till is usually reserved for physical transfer or direction, like giving a gift to someone.
The English translation says "The seclusion", but what if I just wanted to say "Seclusion is important to her"?
In Swedish, it would still be Avskildheten är viktig för henne. Swedish typically uses the definite form for abstract uncountable nouns (like seclusion, love, or nature) when speaking about them in a general sense, even though English omits the article.
Why does the adjective take the form "viktig" instead of "viktigt"?
Adjectives must agree with their nouns. Because avskildhet ends in the suffix -het, it is predictably an en-word. Therefore, the adjective takes the common form viktig rather than the neuter form viktigt.
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