Questions & Answers about Hon slutade röka och mår bättre ända sedan dess.
Why is mår in the present tense when the English translation says "has felt"?
In Swedish, when an action or state started in the past and is still ongoing in the present, you typically use the present tense combined with a time marker like sedan (since). Because she still feels better now, mår is used in the present tense, unlike English which requires the present perfect.
Why isn't there an att before röka?
The verb sluta (to stop or quit) frequently drops the infinitive marker att before the next verb. This is very common with verbs marking the start, stop, or continuation of an action, such as börja (to start) and bruka (to usually do). Therefore, it is simply slutade röka.
What does the word ända add to the phrase sedan dess?
The word ända acts as an intensifier here, translating closely to "ever" or "all the way" in English. While sedan dess simply means "since then", adding ända creates ända sedan dess (ever since then), which emphasizes the unbroken, continuous duration of time.
Could I use känner sig instead of mår here?