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Swedish Grammar: This and that, Part 3 Posted by Stephen Maconi on Oct 29, 2014
Mmmmm! Hej på dig! I’m back with Swedish Grammar: This and that, Part 3. In parts 1 and 2, I explained two different ways to say “this” in Swedish. Now it’s time to explain “that”. If you recall from Part 1, the first way I taught you how to say “this” was den här. Den…
Swedish Grammar: This and that, Part 2 Posted by Stephen Maconi on Oct 9, 2014
Tjena vänner! In my previous post, I talked about one way to say “this” in Swedish: den här. This post will talk about an alternative way to express “this”: denna. As I explained in part one, when den här is used before a noun, the noun has to be put in definite form: den här…
Swedish Grammar: This and that, Part 1 Posted by Stephen Maconi on Sep 29, 2014
Hej allihopa! 😀 This is the first part in a series of three (3) posts that will tell you all about how to say “this” and “that” in Swedish. In this first part, I will talk about how to say “this”. So, how do you say “this” in Swedish? There are two ways: den här and denna…
Left or right? Who knows! The Swedish elections of 2014 Posted by Stephen Maconi on Sep 4, 2014
Hejsan! Welcome to In Sweden with Steve, a new series where I will occasionally talk about Sweden rather than Swedish. But don’t worry, you language-lovers out there will be introduced to some important practical vocabulary in these videos as well. So, the reason for the spontaneity of this series is the approach of a very…
Boxes and hedgehogs: Expressing “there is/are” in Swedish Posted by Stephen Maconi on Aug 13, 2014
Tjena! Let me present to you the next installment in the Swedish with Steve series: “Boxes and hedgehogs: Expressing ‘there is/are’ in Swedish”. In a previous post, I told you about the Swedish verb vara and its different forms. This time, I’m going to teach you how to say “there is” or “there are”. For…
Dogs and houses: Swedish gender and articles Posted by Stephen Maconi on Jun 30, 2014
Hej! In today’s episode of Swedish with Steve, I discuss the two Swedish genders (common and neuter) and their respective articles, both indefinite and indefinite. In Swedish, there are two genders, or genus: common and neuter. The Swedes call these two genders utrum and neutrum, respectively. Many second-language students of Swedish, however, prefer to call them “-n-gender” and…
One of the most important Swedish verbs: vara, “to be” Posted by Stephen Maconi on Jun 20, 2014
Hey guys! There are important verbs in every language. One of them is almost always some sort of copula verb, as in the case of Swedish. Vara is a verb you simply cannot go without! In this video I explain how to express “to be” in Swedish. The verb vara, “to be”, has many uses. For example…