"Jag skriver inte under det där!"

Translation: I am not signing that!

[Chlowls11]

A way to remember "skriver under" as "sign" is by thinking of it as "writing under" = 'I am not writing under that!', as in I am not writing under the contract on the dotted line.

Works for me anyway :)

[Anda24336]

Thank you for the magnificient explanation

[Klaus278522]

Great explantion. cf. German "unterschreiben", literally "write unter". Also, there is the "underwriter", someone who signs certain contracts.

[Biggy786177]

In German it means nearly the same: unterschreiben

[DiegoRosal17]

Why is it 'det där' and not just 'det'?

[CatoLBlack]

det = it
/// det där = that :)

[andrii_chr]

The combination of D's in the end sounds a bit weird and repetitive. How do I rebuild this sentence to avoid it?

[nailajb]

I know that it's not literally correct, but I feel that you would use "this" and "that" interchangeably in English. I can picture someone pushing back from a chair, and gesturing at the paper, saying in disgust, "I'm not signing that!" but otherwise, you would probably turn to the person next to you, and exclaim, "I'm not signing this!"

[lkgponygirl]

I am not going to sign that! would be another acceptable translation.

[Arnauti]

Please report missing translations using the Report an error function.

[Thor_The_Epic]

That would be future tense though whereas this sentence is in present tense

[Obstacle1]

Why does skriver means singing if it's writing?

[Beanybadger]

It's a particle verb, which means it's a verb in two parts.

skriver = write;

skriver under = sign (like signing your name on a letter)

An english example would be 'grow' vs 'grow up'- the meaning slightly changes when the particle word is added.

[27Jenny-O]

Looks like you got the "n" and "g" switched around. It's actually "signing" instead of "singing".

[ahferroin7]

The important bit that was missed by the other comments is that when you negate a particle verb in Swedish, the 'inte' goes between the verb and the particle. So 'skriver under' becomes 'skriver inte under', or 'dycker upp' becomes 'dycker inte upp'.

[MaryBeth378619]

SIGN to write your name on something. Not SING. The GN is reversed. The two words look alike at a glance so look carefully.

[OpenVMS]

It's particle verb.

[Tina377831]

Strange possibilities to choose from...pls check

[EuroCharles]

Is there a general rule that with a negation, INTE comes between the main verb and the preposition?

[James104720]

How is "I am not signing this" not accepted??

[Chlowls11]

"Det där" specifically means "that"

"I am not signing this" would have been "Jag skiver inte under det här! "

[TanyaBasto]

In German we say "Unterschreiben" which literally translates to write down (under), and for me as a German this sentence makes sense!

Jag skriver inte under det där!
Ich unterschreibe das da nicht or
Ich unterschriebe das (hier) nicht

[CedSgm7N]

So, can "skriver under" be applied to signing an autograph, or signing a lease or signing a report card ... etc.