Archive for 'Grammar'
Answering Yes and No Questions in Swedish Posted by Marcus Cederström on Oct 27, 2014
Det is an important word in Swedish. It’s a common word with a lot of uses and a few different meanings. If you missed Steve’s posts about this and that, definitely click on through to find out more about how det is used: Swedish Grammar: This and that, Part 1 Swedish Grammar: This and that…
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…
Indeclinable Swedish Adjectives Posted by Marcus Cederström on Oct 6, 2014
We’ve talked about adjectives quite a bit here. How to use them with en words, how to use them with ett words, how to use them with plural words. You can check out some of those posts here: Swedish adjective and noun Adjectives and specificness in Swedish Adjectives and specificness in Swedish, Part 2 30…
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…
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…