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LW #12: Possessive pronouns (2)
The possessive pronouns in Swedish personal pronoun possessive pronoun with "en" noun possessive pronoun with "ett" noun possessive pronoun with plural (both "en" and "ett" nouns) Eng. jag (I) min mi tt min a my du (you) din di tt din a your han (he) hans his hon (she) hennes her hen (unknown gender) hens - den / det (it) dess its vi (we) vår vårt vår a our ni (you, pl.) er er t er a your(pl.) de (they) deras their Possessive pronouns in the first and second person ,
Jul 2, 20254 min read


LW #11: Possessive pronouns (1)
Han kritiserade mig hela tiden, men jag brydde mig inte om __________ kritik. He criticized me all the time, but I didn't care about his criticism. A. hans B. dess C. hennes Jag skulle vilja att du lyssnar på __________ kritik också, inte bara på komplimanger. (en kritik) I would like you to listen to my criticism as well, not just compliments. A. mina B. mitt C. min __________ kritiserade mig hela tiden på jobbet, men jag tycker att deras kritik var helt ogrundad! They cri
Jun 25, 20253 min read


LW #10: Demonstrative pronouns (2)
1. Which is a demonstrative pronoun? A. dess B. dessa C. A+B 2. Choose the correct answer: A. denna komplimang B. den komplimang C. den där komplimang 3. Choose the correct answer: A. dessa komplimanger B. de komplimanger C. de där komplimang 4. Choose the correct answer: A. det barnet B. detta barn C. A+B 5. Choose the incorrect answer: A. dessa barn B. de barnen C. de där barn 6. We can use "denna" instead of: A. de här B. den här C. A+B 7. The demonstrative pronoun "denna
Jun 18, 20252 min read


LW #9: Demonstrative pronouns (1)
1. Demonstrative pronouns: A. substitute for the proper name of a person B. point out specific objects, people, or ideas C. indicate ownership or belonging 2. Which of these are demonstrative pronouns in Swedish? A. den här, det här, de här B. den, det, de C. A+B 3. Jag har bott i __________ huset hela mitt liv. I've lived in that house my whole life. A. det B. detta C. den här 4. Jag älskade __________ stad från det ögonblick jag såg den. I loved this city from the moment I
Jun 10, 20254 min read


LW #8: Personal pronouns (2)
1. Jag skulle vilja besöka Paris med min mamma. Jag vill ta med __________ dit eftersom jag tror att __________ skulle gilla det mycket. I would like to visit Paris with my mother. I want to take her there because I think she would like it very much. A. hon, henne B. henne, hon C. honom, hon 2. In the following sentence, find the personal pronoun(s) in the object form: Vi bodde på ett känt hotell när vi besökte London men det var inte särskilt bekvämt. We stayed at a famous h
Jun 4, 20255 min read


LW #7: Personal pronouns (1)
1. Personal pronouns in Swedish can be in: subject form: ______, du, ______, hon, ______ / det, ______, ______, de object form: mig, ______, honom, ______, ______ / ______, ______, er, ______ 2. __________ såg min farfar i staden häromdagen. Men __________ såg __________ inte. I saw my grandfather in town the other day. But he didn't see me. 3. Tack så mycket, morfar och mormor! __________ lärde __________ så mycket av __________! Thank you so much, Grandpa and Grandma! We le
May 28, 20254 min read


LW #6: Pronouns
1. Pronouns are words that are used: A. to name people, groups, places, natural phenomena, animals, plants, things, substances, states, feelings, and activities B. to name an action or to show that someone or something is in a certain state C. instead of the name of a person, thing, animal, or plant 2. Personal pronouns can be in subject or object form . Choose the correct answer: A. Personal pronouns in subject form are jag, du, han, hon, den/det, vi, ni, de. B. Personal pr
May 21, 20253 min read


LW #5: Nouns - singular/plural, indefinite/definite (3)
1. The form of the word dagarna is: A. indefinite plural B. definite plural C. indefinite singular 2. The word en rutin gets the suffix -er in plural. A. We can guess because that word is an international word. B. There is no way to know which suffix a particular word gets in the plural. C. That word doesn't gets the suffix -er in the plural. It is actually the suffix -ar. 3. De där ____________ tog mycket tid. (Those household chores took a lot of time.) A. hushållssysslor
May 14, 20252 min read


LW #4: Nouns - singular/plural, indefinite/definite (2)
1. Depending on whether we are talking about something general or specific , nouns can be in indefinite and definite form. In Swedish it is: A. oberömd, berömd B. obestämd, bestämd C. obekväm, bekväm 2. The singular definite form of the word film in Swedish is: A. film B. filmer C. filmen 3. Write all the forms of the word kamera . ____________, ____________, ____________, ____________ 4. En av karaktärerna i filmen köpte konstiga ____________. (One of the characters in the
May 7, 20253 min read


LW #3: Nouns - singular/plural, indefinite/definite (1)
Nouns in Swedish can be ______________ or ______________ depending on whether we are talking about one or more items . Nouns can also be in ______________ or ______________ form depending on whether we are talking about something general or specific . Fill in the table with these: katterna, en katt, katten, katter singular indefinite a cat singular definite a particular cat plural indefinite cats (in general) plural definite particular cats Depending on whether the noun is si
Apr 30, 20254 min read


LW #2: Word classes in Swedish
Last week we started our language workshops. We gathered some experience and decided that it's best to start - from the beginning! 🙂 So let's first learn something about word classes in Swedish: what types of words there are how we call them in Swedish and how to recognize them in sentences 1. Translate these word classes in English into Swedish. Use the words provided. ett adjektiv, en konjunktion, ett räkneord, ett verb, ett adverb, ett substantiv, en interjektion, ett pr
Apr 23, 20253 min read


LW #1
1. Sveriges... A. intressant historia B. intressanta historia C. intressanta historien 2. Choose the grammatically correct sentence: A. Sverige hade många kunger. B. Sverige hade inte många kungar. C. Sveriges kungen heter Carl XVI Gustaf. 3. Vi tyckte om vår ___________ . Denna ___________ hade mycket tålamod med os. A. historieläraren, läraren B. historielärare, lärare C. historielärare, läraren 4. Translate this sentence from English: I don't like historical movies. A. Ja
Apr 16, 20252 min read


Mini language workshops at Online Språkcafé!
What are mini language workshops...? Well, I am glad you asked! 🙂 I thought, since we meet every Wednesday, why not review our knowledge of grammar , pronunciation and vocabulary , and maybe learn something new. Solving some exercises together is a great way to start a språkcafé! ⭐️ How does it work? An article with the exercises will be published on the website shortly before the språkcafé starts. The link to it will be shared in the topic post for that språkcafé and Zoom
Apr 14, 20252 min read
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