Breakdown of Han flyttade hit och kort därefter fick han jobb.
han
he
och
and
jobbet
the work
flytta
to move
hit
here (direction)
få
to get, receive
kort därefter
shortly thereafter
Questions & Answers about Han flyttade hit och kort därefter fick han jobb.
Why is it hit and not här in this sentence?
In Swedish, hit implies motion towards a place (like "to here"), while här describes a static location (like "at here"). Because the sentence talks about moving to this place using the verb flyttade, you must use the directional word hit.
Why is the word order fick han jobb instead of han fick jobb?
This is the classic V2 (verb-second) rule. The word och connects two main clauses. In the second clause, the time phrase kort därefter takes up the first position. To keep the verb in the required second position, fick comes immediately after, pushing the subject han to the third position.
Why does the sentence say fick jobb instead of fick ett jobb?
Swedish frequently drops the indefinite article (ett) before nouns like jobb or arbete when talking about employment in a general sense. The focus is on the state of being employed rather than acquiring one specific, countable job.
Is därefter used differently than efter det?
They mean the exact same thing, and saying kort efter det would be grammatically correct here. However, compound words like därefter (literally "there after") are extremely common in Swedish and sound a bit more cohesive and idiomatic, especially in writing.
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