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

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

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

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 verbs by: being very sho

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 learning the rules o

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 imperativ + - DE har

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 the imperative i

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 ! Bo ! Let's reco

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 adding the suff

For more theory on how to use adjectives in different settings, check out our three previous language workshops: 👉 MLW #18: Adjectives - what are they and how do we combine them with nouns 👉 MLW #19: Adjectives - how do we combine them with nouns 👉 MLW #20: Adjectives - nouns and pronouns (1) 👉 MLW #22: Adjectives and their irregularities Exercises En ung person behöver ____________ råd från äldre. (ett råd) A young person needs ____________ (useful, helpful, reasonable)

Some adjectives do not follow the rules exactly and change form more than just getting the suffix when describing ett-nouns, nouns in the plural, or in the definite form. hjälpsam → hjälpsamma NOT: hjälpsama hjälpsam (helpful) hjälpsam t hjälpsam ma en hjälpsam bok ett hjälpsamt råd det hjälpsamma rådet hjälpsamma böcker omtänksam → omtänksamma (thoughtful) gammal → gamla NOT: gammala gammal (old) gammal t ga mla en gammal bok ett gammalt bord det gamla bordet gamla böcke

For more theory on how to use adjectives in different settings, check out our three previous language workshops: 👉 LW #18 : Adjectives - what are they and how do we combine them with nouns 👉 LW #19 : Adjectives - how do we combine them with nouns 👉 LW #20 : Adjectives, nouns & pronouns (1) Exercises Konst är en ____________ del av utbildning. Art is an important part of education. A. viktig B. viktigt C. viktiga Konst är ett ____________ skolämne. Art is a useful school su

Adjectives in combination with possessive pronouns Attributive adjectives (placed before the noun) en-words ett-words singular min stor a katt (my big cat) mitt stor a bord (my big table) plural mina stor a katter (my big cats) mina stor a bord (my big tables) Predicative adjectives (placed separately) en-words ett-words singular Min katt är stor . (My cat is big.) Mitt bord är stor t . (My table is big.) plural Mina katter ät stor a . (my big cats) Mina bord är stor a

Attributive adjectives (placed before the noun) singular obestämd (singular indefinite) singular bestämd (singular definite) plural obestämd (plural indefinite) plural bestämd (plural definite) en stor katt (a big cat) den stor a katten* (the big cat) några stor a katter (some big cats) de stor a katterna* (the big cats) ett stor t lejon (a big lion) det stor a lejonet* (the big lion) några stora lejon (some big lions) de stor a lejonen* (the big lions) Predicative a

Adjectives are words that describe nouns . ett adjektiv det adjektivet flera adjektiv de adjektiven In Swedish, adjectives' suffixes change depending on whether they are: describing an en- or ett- word en stor varg (a big wolf) ett stor t träd (a big tree) describing nouns in singular or plural en stor varg (a big wolf) flera stor a vargar (several big wolves) ett stor t träd (a big tree) flera stor a träd (several big trees) describing nouns in indefinite or definite fo

🎓 Check out the theory of reflexive possessive pronouns in the previous mini-language workshop. Exercises Peter dansar på hans bröllop. Whose wedding is it? A. Peters B. someone else's Mona dansar på sin klubb. Whose club is it? A. Monas B. someone else's Vi hade jättekul på vår fest. Who organized the party? A. we B. you De dansar på sin fest. Whose party is it? A. their own B. someone else's Is it grammatically possible: De dansar på deras fest. ? A. Yes B. No Hon dans

🎓 Reflexive possessive pronouns are used to indicate the ownership by the subject in the sentence . Jag tvättar min bil. I am washing my (own) car. Han torkar sitt hår. He is drying his (own) hair. Vi berättar vår historia. We are telling our (own) story. Personal, possessive & reflexive possessive pronouns in Swedish personal pronouns in subject form possessive pronouns reflexive possessive pronouns jag (I) min / mitt / mina (my) min / mitt / mina (my own) du (you) d

🎓 Personal pronouns in the subject form are use to designate the person performing the action . Jag arbetar. Du går. Han stannar. 🎓 Personal pronouns in the object form are used to designate the person on whom the action is performed . Hon ser oss . Han ringer dig . De gör er glad . 🎓 Reflexive pronouns are used when someone performs the action on themselves . Jag tvättar mig . Du skyndar dig . 🎓 Reflexive pronouns in Swedish are the same as personal pronouns in the

🎓 Personal pronouns in the subject form designate the person performing the action . Jag arbetar. Du går. Han stannar. 🎓 Personal pronouns in object form designate the person on whom the action is performed . Hon ser oss . Han ringer dig . De gör er glad. 🎓 Reflexive pronouns are used when the person on whom the action is performed is the same as the person performing the action, that is, when the object and subject of the sentence are the same person , that is

🎓 REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS are used when the subject and the object of a sentence are the same person or thing , that is, to express actions or states that someone does to or for themselves . 🎓 Reflexive pronouns in Swedish: personal pronoun reflexive pronoun Eng. jag (I) mig (själv) myself du (you) dig (själv) yourself han (he) sig (själv) himself hon (she) sig (själv) herself hen (unknown gender) sig (själv) - den / det (it) sig (själv) itself vi (we) oss (själv) ourselv