LW #57: "De" & "dem"
- Jun 4
- 2 min read
Updated: Jun 8
We use "de" when "de" is the doer of the action in the sentence.
In all other cases, it is "dem". You can recognize these latter cases by the prepositions that often come before "dem", such as av, för, med, hos etc.
Exercises
Fill in the blank spaces with "de" or "dem".
Peter ville att ______ skulle träna med ______.
Peter wanted ______ to train with ______.
Susan gav ______ ett vackert gammalt bord.
Susan gave ______ a beautiful old table.
Vem ska göra det om inte ______?
Who will do it if not ______?
Pengarna var till ______, men ______ ville inte ta emot ______.
The money was for ______, but ______ didn't want to accept it.
Godis! Jag kan inte leva utan ______!
Sweets - I can't live without ______!
Min mamma bakade en tårta åt ______.
My mother baked a cake for ______.
När ______ kom välkomnade vi ______.
When ______ arrived, we welcomed ______.
Jag vill inte att ______ ska komma hit.
I don't want ______ to come here.
______ ville inte prata med ______.
______ didn't want to talk to ______.
Jag vill inte ha ______ i mitt hus!
I don't want ______ in my house!
Jag fick den här presenten av ______.
I received this gift from ______.
- Vem ska hämta ______ från stationen? - ______.
- Who's going to pick ______ up from the station? - ______.
Correct answers
Peter ville att de skulle träna med dem.
Peter wanted them to train with them.
Susan gav dem ett vackert gammalt bord.
Susan gave them a beautiful old table.
Vem ska göra det om inte de?
Who will do it if not them?
Pengarna var till dem, men de ville inte ta emot dem.
The money was for them, but they didn't want to accept it.
Godis! Jag kan inte leva utan dem!
Sweets! I can't live without them!
Min mamma bakade en tårta åt dem.
My mother baked a cake for them.
När de kom välkomnade vi dem.
When they arrived, we welcomed them.
Jag vill inte att de ska komma hit.
I don't want them to come here.
De ville inte prata med dem.
They didn't want to talk to them.
Jag vill inte ha dem i mitt hus!
I don't want them in my house!
Jag fick den här presenten av dem.
I received this gift from them.
- Vem ska hämta dem från stationen? - De.
- Who's going to pick them up from the station? - They.
