Breakdown of Hon är för det mesta nöjd med jobbet.
vara
to be
hon
she
jobbet
the work
med
with
nöjd
satisfied
för det mesta
mostly, most of the time
Questions & Answers about Hon är för det mesta nöjd med jobbet.
Why is "mostly" translated here as the phrase för det mesta instead of a single word like mestadels?
Both mean "mostly," but för det mesta (literally "for the most") is an extremely common, idiomatic expression used in everyday Swedish to mean "for the most part." Mestadels is also correct but can sometimes sound slightly more formal or better suited for written Swedish.
Can I place för det mesta somewhere else in the sentence?
Yes. You could put it at the end: Hon är nöjd med jobbet för det mesta. You can also put it at the beginning for emphasis, but remember the V2 rule (the verb must come right after the first piece of information): För det mesta är hon nöjd med jobbet. Placing it after the verb, as in the original sentence, is a very natural middle ground.
Is med always the preposition used with nöjd?
Yes, when you are stating what someone is satisfied with, the adjective nöjd (satisfied or pleased) strictly pairs with the preposition med. It perfectly matches the English "satisfied with," which makes this specific collocation easy to remember.
How would the sentence change if the subject were plural, like de (they)?
Because nöjd is an adjective describing the subject, it has to agree in number. Since de is plural, the adjective must take an -a at the end. The sentence would become: De är för det mesta nöjda med jobbet.
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