Topic: Swedish

"Det kommer inte att påverka oss."

Translation:It is not going to affect us.

February 10, 2015

17 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Menelion

    Will it be det verkar på in present?

    February 10, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Lundgren8
    Mod
    • 47

    No, Swedish does not work like German in that respect. It’s påverka all the way.

    February 10, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/israellai

      We should be thankful.

      October 16, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/OrchidBlack
      • 1796

      I answered, "it's not going to bother us." I'm guessing "bother" would be more of a personal thing and "affect" more a factual thing? I hope my question makes sense.

      December 9, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Arnauti
      • 953

      bother is always negative but affect is neutral, it could be good or bad. For bother, I'd say störa or besvära in Swedish.

      December 9, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/OrchidBlack
      • 1796

      Tack så mycket!

      December 9, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/MaxBeck.SWE

        Affect vs Effect in Swedish? Are they such similar words like they are in English?

        July 4, 2017
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/devalanteriel
        Mod
        • 2158

        Not really, the verb "effect" is e.g. åstadkomma or få till stånd.

        July 4, 2017
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/MaxBeck.SWE

          Thanks!

          July 4, 2017
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Charlieboy1980
          • 31

          Why not "It is going to not affect us"?

          June 5, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/devalanteriel
          Mod
          • 2158

          It's a slightly different sentence construction, and not really an idiomatic English phrasing.

          June 5, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/DavidPajzs

            affect and effect, can this count as a typo?

            December 7, 2015
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Arnauti
            • 953

            Duo's algorithm for typos is that you can have one letter wrong so long as it doesn't turn the word into another word, so the answer is no.

            December 7, 2015
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/amjadb1996

              Can we say that usually "det" takes "kommer att" instead of "ska"

              September 19, 2016
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/devalanteriel
              Mod
              • 2158

              No, sorry. That would be a terrible guideline.

              September 19, 2016
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/amjadb1996

                Thanks for the reply, can you provide an example where "ska" is used with "det"

                September 19, 2016
                https://www.duolingo.com/profile/devalanteriel
                Mod
                • 2158

                Det ska jag nog kunna göra. :)

                September 19, 2016
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