Archive for 'Grammar'
Swedish Plural Endings – Definite(ly) Posted by Marcus Cederström on Feb 18, 2011
As a follow up to the worksheet on plural endings, we thought we would give a brief explanation of the definite plural. We already know how to form the indefinite plural after a rousing lesson back in November: Swedish Plural Endings. So now instead of just being able to say, “chairs,” we’ll be able to…
Fun with Plurals – Answer Sheet Posted by Marcus Cederström on Feb 14, 2011
Hopefully everyone had a chance to go over their work sheets on plurals in both the definite and indefinite forms. The answers are as follows: Noun Plural – Obestämd Plural – Bestämd English en affär affärer affärerna a store en ambulansförare ambulansförare ambulansförarna an ambulance driver en brand bränder bränderna a fire en byggnad byggnader…
“It´s the gays´fault” Posted by Tibor on Feb 10, 2011
Okay, so you have not only an awful lot of verbs that are easy to understand but some really good expressions as well. The nouns are also easy to find in online vocabulary books. What you have to know about this song that is from a Swedish humor program (Grotesco) that SVT (Svergies Television) sends with…
Fun with Plurals – Work Sheet Posted by Marcus Cederström on Feb 8, 2011
Here is a quick worksheet for all of you trying to get the hang of your Swedish plurals. Just fill in the blanks: Substantiv Plural – Obestämd Plural – Bestämd Engelska affärer affärerna a store en ambulansförare ambulansförarna en brand bränder a fire byggnader byggnaderna en ficka fickor a pocket en himmel himlarna a sky…
Why the girl ate the cookie Posted by Stephen Maconi on Feb 8, 2011
Tjaaaaa ~ Here we go: Episode 8 of Swedish with Steve: Why the girl ate the cookie. Prepare yourselves for a useful but tedious grammar lesson. I hope you all manage to enjoy it, as technical as it is! But believe me, this will come in handy in the future!! Ha en bra vecka!
Fun with the Swedish Language – Pluskvamperfekt Posted by Marcus Cederström on Jan 6, 2011
I’m sure we all remember such riveting posts as “Perfect Perfekt” and “Imperative.” How could you not really? Everyone loves grammar. Because we all remember the imperative and the perfect form though, it’s time to move on to pluskvamperfekt, or, as it is known in English, pluperfect or past perfect. This form is used, not…
SwS Episode 4: Going home then, being home now Posted by Stephen Maconi on Dec 30, 2010
God dag! Told you I’d be back again this month with a useful Swedish language video! Here it is: I hope you find it helpful! I remember that I, myself, had trouble with this concept at one point, so I figured someone else here might, as well. 😉 Hope you like it, and have a…