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Han är en pojke. (en → sv)

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Han är en pojke. (en → sv)

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Han är en pojke.

en: He is a boy.

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Dana_Dany Danuta
Poland

Re: Han är en pojke. (en → sv)

Post by Dana_Dany Danuta »

Han är fortfarande en liten pojke, eftersom han bara är 5 år! & He is still a little boy, as he is only 5 years old! 🙂

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Basler Biker
Switzerland

Re: Han är en pojke. (en → sv)

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Dana_Dany Danuta wrote: Sun Aug 20, 2023 7:53 am

Han är fortfarande en liten pojke, eftersom han bara är 5 år! & He is still a little boy, as he is only 5 years old! 🙂

excuse me if I give some comments, every now and then. because I am hoping that sooner or later some native or fluent Swedish speaker pops-in to correct me/us

There is probably a subtle difference between ", because" = eftersom and "as ..." = då

  • Han är fortfarande en liten pojke, eftersom han bara är 5 år!
  • Han är fortfarande en liten pojke, då han bara är 5 år!

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explain the difference between eftersom and då in the 2 swedish sentences

  • Han är fortfarande en liten pojke, eftersom han bara är 5 år!
  • Han är fortfarande en liten pojke, då han bara är 5 år!

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In Swedish, both "eftersom" and "då" can be used to convey causal relationships or reasons, but they are used in slightly different contexts.

"Han är fortfarande en liten pojke, eftersom han bara är 5 år!"
Translation: "He's still a little boy, because he's only 5 years old!"
In this sentence, "eftersom" is used to introduce a cause-and-effect relationship. It explains why the subject (he) is still considered a little boy: because he is only 5 years old. "Eftersom" is used to provide a reason or explanation for the situation.

"Han är fortfarande en liten pojke, då han bara är 5 år!"
Translation: "He's still a little boy, as he's only 5 years old!"
In this sentence, "då" is used similarly to "eftersom" to express a causal relationship. However, "då" can also carry a slightly different nuance of emphasizing the connection between the two parts of the sentence. It's like saying "as" or "since" in English. While "då" can be used in a causal context, it can also have other meanings, such as indicating a temporal relation or serving as a conjunction for other types of clauses.

Both "eftersom" and "då" are conjunctions used to provide a reason or a cause, but "då" might sometimes be used in a broader range of contexts beyond just cause-and-effect relationships.


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SansEspoir
Norway

Re: Han är en pojke. (en → sv)

Post by SansEspoir »

Basler Biker wrote: Tue Aug 22, 2023 3:09 pm

excuse me if I give some comments, every now and then. because I am hoping that sooner or later some native or fluent Swedish speaker pops-in to correct me/us

Not native, but fluent enough I guess :lol:
There is a very subtle difference in meaning in such a sentence. The chatbot it however correct if you want to get very technical. But in everyday speech, nobody will lift an eyebrow at either sentence, as everyone will understand what you said anyway and it's not unnatural in any way that hints at you being a foreign speaker or something.

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