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LW #37: Strong verbs - long and short "i" (revision)
Let's review the previous lesson! Click here if you want to check out the previous language workshop. Exercises Swedish verbs are organized into ____________ groups (how many). The verbs from the first three groups are called ____________ and the fourth group consists of ____________ and ____________ verbs. The verbs in the fourth group follow the loose patterns from the first three groups. A) true B) false As for the 4th verb group, while ____________ verbs do not follow an
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LW #36: Strong verbs - long and short "i"
Strong verbs are verbs in Germanic languages whose tenses we change by changing the vowel in their stem . They do not behave completely irregularly like irregular verbs, but they also do not follow the same patterns as verb groups 1-3 (regular or weak). This is mainly the case in the preteritum and perfekt . Strong and irregular verbs make up the 4th verb group . Examples of verbs in different verb groups: verb group infinitiv presens preteritum perfekt imperativ English 1
Jan 212 min read


LW #35: Colors (+ nouns)
Let's learn the colors in Swedish and how to use them with nouns! en-words indefinite singular ett-words indefinite singular en - and -ett-words definite singular indefinite plural definite plural vit (white) vit t vit a röd (red) rö tt röd a blå (blue) blå tt blå a / blå grå (grey) grå tt grå a / grå gul (yellow) gul t gul a grön (green) grön t grön a brun (brown) brun t brun a svart (black) svart svart a beige (beige) beige beige, beige a , bei ga orange (orange)
Jan 124 min read


LW #34: Cardinal and ordinal numbers - revision
Let's review what we've learned so far about cardinal and ordinal numbers through some exercises! If you need to check out the theory first, you can do so by returning to our two previous workshops: LW #32: Cardinal numbers LW #33: Ordinal numbers Exercises ____________ (eng. ordinal numbers) are words or symbols that indicate the order of something in a list or sequence. ____________ (eng. cardinal numbers) are words or symbols that indicate quantity . " Grundal " and " ord
Jan 43 min read


LW #33: Ordinal numbers
Fill in the table! 1:a första 11:e elfte 10:e tio nde 2:a andra 12:e tolfte 20:e tjugo nde 3:e tredje 13:e tre tt on de 30:e trettio nde 4:e fjärde 14:e fjorton de 40:e 5:e femte 15:e 50:e 6:e sjätte 16:e 60:e 7:e sjunde 17:e 70:e 8:e åttonde 18:e 80:e 9:e nio nde 19:e 90:e 100:e - hundra de 1 000:e - tusen de 10 000:e - tiotusende 100 000:e - hundratusende 1 000 000:e - miljon te 1 000 000 000:e - miljard te Exercises "Ordningstal" belong to: A. "räkneord" B. "substantiv" C.
Dec 30, 20252 min read


LW #32: Cardinal numbers
0 noll 10 tio 1 en, ett 11 elva 2 två 12 tolv 20 tjugo 3 tre 13 tre tt on 30 tre tt io 4 fyra 14 fjor ton 40 fyrtio 5 fem 15 femton 50 femtio 6 sex 16 sexton 60 sextio 7 sju 17 sju tt on 70 sju tt io 8 åtta 18 a r ton 80 å tt io 9 nio 19 ni tt on 90 ni tt io 100 - etthundra / (ett) hundra 1 000 - ettusen / (ett) tusen 10 000 - tiotusen / tio tusen 100 000 - etthundratusen / (ett) hundra tusen 1 000 000 - en miljon 1 000 000 000 - en miljard 1 000 000 000 000 - en biljon 21 -
Dec 23, 20252 min read


LW #31: What's the time?
Exercises How do you ask about the time? A. Vad är klockan? B. Hur mycket är klockan? C. A+B 13:00 - Klockan är ____________ ett. A. prick B. punkt C. skarpt 18:30 - Klockan är... A. halv över sex B. halv i sju C. halv sju 15:15 - Klockan är... A. kvart i tre B. kvart över tre C. kvart i halv fyra 7:50 - Klockan är... A. tio i sju B. tio i åtta C. tio över åtta 4:25 - Klockan är... A. tjugofem över fem B. fem över halv fyra C. fem i halv fem 9:33 - Klockan är... A. tre i halv
Dec 13, 20252 min read


LW #30: Verb groups (6)
Let's summarize what we know about verb group 2! Fill in the table! VERB GROUP INFINITIV IMPERATIV PRESENS PRETERITUM PERFEKT "normal" verbs att bygga (to build) "normal" verbs att leva (to live) "mm" verbs att drömma (to dream) "mm" verbs att skämma (to shame) "-yra, -ära, -öra" verbs att hyra (to rent) "-yra, -ära, -öra" verbs att lära (to learn) "-yra, -ära, -öra" verbs att röra (to move, touch) "PaKiSTan" or 2b- verbs att hjälpa (to help) "PaKiSTan" or 2b- verbs att steka
Dec 6, 20253 min read


LW #29: Verb groups (5)
So, what do we know about Swedish verb groups so far? Firstly, that verb groups 1 and 3 are simple groups: Their imperative is the same as their infinitive . And to form tenses, we just add the appropriate suffixes to the infinitive . VERB GROUP INFINITIV IMPERATIV PRESENS PRETERITUM PERFEKT 1 att betala (to pay) Betala! betala r betala de har betala t 3 att bo (to live somewhere) Bo! bo r bo dde har bo tt We can even recognize which verbs belong to verb group 3 : They are s
Dec 3, 20254 min read


LW #28: Verb groups (4)
discussion questions Let's repeat! 1) The 1st group of Swedish verbs is simple - we just add the appropriate suffixes to the infinitive. INFINITIV IMPERATIV PRESENS PRETERIUM PERFEKT att lyssna (to listen) Lyssna! lyssna r lyssna de har lyssna t 2) The 3rd group of Swedish verbs is also easy. We also add the appropriate suffixes to the infinitive, but they are a little different in this case: - dde for the preteritum - tt for the perfekt And we recognize this group of ver
Nov 25, 20255 min read


LW #27: Verb groups (3)
discussion questions the previous language workshop WHY IS IT NECESSARY TO KNOW WHICH GROUP A CERTAIN VERB BELONGS TO? It is not necessary, but it can be helpful. Grammar is a set of rules for how to use words in a given language. But is it necessary to know these rules? No, not at all, if you can use the words correctly without it. And some people succeed in doing so. In fact, this is how we all learn our native languages , just by listening to other people speaking , not by
Nov 19, 202510 min read


LW #26: Verb groups (2)
discussion questions Exercises Practice writing different verb forms and tenses! group 1 INFINITIV IMPERATIV PRESENS PRETERIUM PERFEKT = infinitiv infinitiv + -R infinitiv + - DE har + (infinitiv + -T ) att jobba (to work) att fråga (to ask) att svara (to answer) att planera (to plan) att tala (to speak) att prata (to talk) att tugga (to chew) att öpnna (to open) att sluta (to finish) group 2 INFINITIV IMPERATIV PRESENS PRETERIUM PERFEKT infinitiv without -A imperativ + - ER
Nov 12, 20257 min read


LW #25: Verb groups (1)
språkcafé topic Weak verbs Verb group 1 the infinitive ends in -A the imperative is the same as the infinitive 70% of all verbs in Swedish new verbs such as att googla , att klicka etc. INFINITIVE IMPERATIVE PRESENS PRETERIUM PERFEKT the same as their infinitive infinitive + -R infinitive + - DE har + infinitive + -T att arbeta Arbeta! arbeta r arbeta de har arbeta t att jobba Jobba! jobba r jobba de har jobba t att prata Prata! prata r prata de har prata t Verb group 2
Nov 5, 20256 min read


MLW #25: Verb forms and tenses
språkcafé topic Here are some verb forms / tenses in Swedish that those who are starting to learn Swedish should know: INFINITIV infinitive form att vara att arbeta att springa att bo PRESENS present tense ä r arbeta r springe r bo r FUTURUM simple future tense ska vara ska arbeta ska springa ska bo PERFEKT present perfect har vari t har arbeta t har sprungi t har bot t PRETERITUM simple past tense var arbeta de sprang bod de IMPERATIV imperative form Vara ! Arbeta ! Spring !
Oct 29, 20254 min read


MLW #24: Adjectives - comparison (2.1)
språkcafé topic WHAT IS COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES? Comparison of adjectives is changing an adjective from its base form, positive , into its comparative or superlative form , which we do when comparing things. positive comparative superlative good better best HOW WE COMPARE ADJECTIVES IN SWEDISH A) by adding the suffixes -are and -ast positive comparative superlative skön (nice) skön are skon ast snäll (kind) snäll are snäll ast farlig (dangerous) farlig are farlig ast B) by
Oct 14, 20253 min read


MLW #23: Adjectives (1.6) - how do we adjust them to the different forms of nouns - regular and irregular adjectives
👉 språkcafé topic For more theory on how to use adjectives in different settings, check out our three previous language workshops: 👉...
Sep 17, 20253 min read


MLW #22: Adjectives (1.5) - how do we adjust them to the different forms of nouns - some irregularities
👉 språkcafé topic Some adjectives do not follow the rules exactly and change form more than just getting the suffix when describing...
Sep 10, 20253 min read


MLW #21: Adjectives (1.4) - how do we adjust them to the different forms of nouns
👉 språkcafé topic For more theory on how to use adjectives in different settings, check out our three previous language workshops: 👉...
Sep 3, 20253 min read


MLW #20: Adjectives (1.3) - how do we adjust them to the different forms of nouns
👉 today's språkcafé topic Adjectives in combination with possessive pronouns Attributive adjectives (placed before the noun) en-words...
Aug 27, 20255 min read


MLW #19: Adjectives (1.2) - how do we adjust them to the different forms of nouns
👉 Check out the related språkcafé topic! Attributive adjectives (placed before the noun) singular obestämd (singular indefinite)...
Aug 20, 20253 min read
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