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Adjectives and specificness in Swedish, Part 2 Posted by Stephen Maconi on Sep 28, 2012
Eariler this week, I posted an article here on the Transparent Swedish Blog about how adjectives are conjugated in Swedish when describing uncountable nouns. Now I will explain how to conjugate adjectives when using countable nouns! First, a short review of adjectives in general. Adjectives can come either within nominal phrases (for example, en…
Adjectives and specificness in Swedish Posted by Stephen Maconi on Sep 24, 2012
Adjectives can come either within nominal phrases (for example, en stor hund, ‘a large dog’) or in the predicate (for example, hunden är stor, ‘the dog is large‘). Depending on where in the syntax of a Swedish sentence the adjective comes, it must be conjugated according to different rules. Here are the rules for uncountable…
Visiting a friend in Sweden Posted by Stephen Maconi on Sep 17, 2012
When visiting someone you know in Sweden, whether it be for the first time or the tenth time, there are some things you should always remember as a guest at a Swedish household. First of all, never(!) forget to take off your shoes at the door upon entering the friend’s home. Forgetting this simple rule…
Växa vs. växa – What is the difference? Posted by Stephen Maconi on Sep 10, 2012
What is the difference between the verbs växa and växa? Well, växa means ‘to grow’ and växa means ‘to grow’. Okay, then you might be wondering why I’m asking for a difference between the two. Well, there is a slight nuance between them, and that is that växa means ‘to grow’ in a human or…
What is Swedish Fika? Posted by Stephen Maconi on Sep 3, 2012
The Swedish blog here at Transparent.com over the years has presented plenty of articles about one of the most Swedish activities of all: the fika! Upon browsing around, I came accross this great reportage produced by some students at Luleå University in northern Sweden that really gives a great feel for what fika is really…
How does Sweden use the Internet? Posted by Stephen Maconi on Aug 29, 2012
Sweden is one of the most connected countries in the world when it comes to technology and Internet usage. The Swedish government does not block websites, so Swedish citizens are allowed access to all available information on the Internet, especially due to their typically very satisfactory English skills. But what does Sweden actually do on…
Swedish acronyms and abbreviations Posted by Stephen Maconi on Aug 1, 2012
Just like in English, acronyms (initials for a phrase, such as in English ROM, “read-only memory”) and abbreviations are commonly used in written Swedish. They can be written in all caps, lowercase, or even title form (for example, Rom instead of ROM). Here is a list of some of the more common ones to make your interpreting of Swedish…