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LW #55: Word order when we don't start with the subject
Usually we start our sentences with a subject, a noun or pronoun, that performs the action in the sentence. Then we add the predicate (a verb), which can be one word or more depending on the type of verb we are using or its tense. And then we add other things like an object (a noun or pronoun on which the object is performed) or a part of the sentence that gives us more information about when, where or how the action was performed. For example: Johan träffade sina vänner igår
May 204 min read


LW #54: Fler & mer
Yes, there is a difference, and it is one of the common mistakes even good Swedish speakers make. In English there is no such difference, but in Swedish we use fler when the noun is countable, and then the noun is put in the plural, and we use mer when the noun is uncountable. For example: fler personer mer socker Exercises Which ones are combined with which ones? bord, kärlek, luft, vatten, fönster, boll table, love, air, water, window, ball mer: __________, __________, ____
May 112 min read


LW #53: Här/hit, där/dit, var/vart, hemma/hem, ute/ut - review
no change of place: här, där, var, hemma, ute moving to another place: hit, dit, vart, hem, ut Exercises Jonas besökte oss förra veckan. Han semestrade __________ förra året också. Jonas visited us last week. He vacationed here last year too. A. här B. var C. dit Hans föräldrar bad honom att inte flytta __________, men han sa att hans hem nu är __________. His parents asked him not to move there, but he said his home is there now. A. här, dit B. vart, hemma C. dit, där Jag ve
May 75 min read


LW #52: Hemma/hem, ute/ut
Continuing with a similar topic! Last time we learned how to use här/hit, där/dit and var/vart, and these expressions, hemma/hem and ute/ut, behave similarly. The shorter ones, hem and ut, denote places we are moving towards and the longer ones, hemma and ute, mean that we are already there. Exercises Vi skulle vilja gå __________, men det var kallt __________. We would like to go out, but it was cold outside. A. ute, ut B. ut, ute C. ute, ute Men jag var __________ igår, kan
Apr 303 min read


LW #51: Här/hit, där/dit, var/vart
Today we will learn how to use här/hit, där/dit and var/vart correctly in a sentence. The above words ending in -t, that is, hit, dit and vart are used when the sentence or that specific part of it is about moving from one place to another. Här, där and var are used when the sentence or that specific part of it is about an action is taking place in one place. So in the first case we use verbs like att åka, att resa, att flytta, att komma etc., and in the second att stanna, at
Apr 293 min read


LW #50: Ett-nouns, pronouns and adjectives - revision (2)
Let's end this big topic with one more repetition! If you need to go through some theory first, you can find it in workshops 42-48. Exercises Ett-nouns can be divided into those that end in a consonant and those that end in a vowel. A. correct B. incorrect Ett-nouns that end in a vowel and those that end in a consonant have different suffixes when they change form (singular/plural, indefinite/definite). A. correct B. incorrect Ett-nouns that end in a consonant have no suffix
Apr 224 min read


LW #49: Ett-nouns, pronouns and adjectives - revision (1)
We are done with ett-nouns (for now), and in this and the next workshop we will review what we have learned in the previous ones (workshops 41 to 47). If you need to go over some theory first, go back to those workshops. Exercises Ett-nouns can be divided into two large groups in terms of how they change form (singular/plural, indefinite/definite). These two groups are: A. ett-nouns ending in a consonant and ett-nouns ending in a vowel B. ett-nouns ending in -a and ett-nouns
Apr 155 min read


LW #48: Ett-nouns, pronouns and adjectives in sentences
In this workshop we go straight to the exercises. All the theory you may need is in the previous workshop . Exercises Vi hade ett ____________ ____________ förra veckan. (ett samtal, trevlig) We had a nice conversation last week. Ett ____________ kan vara ____________. (ett samtal, trevlig) A conversation can be nice. Vi pratade om ett ____________ ____________ igår. (ett ämne, vacker) We talked about a beautiful topic yesterday. Vi pratade om ett ____________ som var väldi
Apr 64 min read


LW #47: Ett-nouns, pronouns and adjectives (2)
Yes, we're doing the same thing again. :) Because... it's very important. If one wants to speak Swedish correctly, this is a big part of it - how to combine nouns with pronouns and adjectives. So let's go to work and repeat what we've learned so far! Exercises Ett-nouns ending in consonants - fill in the table: indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural ett äktenskap a marriage the marriage marriages the marriages a roof the roof tak roofs the roo
Apr 17 min read
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