Archive for 'Grammar'
Fun with Swedish Grammar– Perfect Perfekt Posted by Marcus Cederström on Dec 16, 2010
Now that we know the imperative form (and we are all experts now of course), we can move on to the perfect tense. The perfect tense describes an action that has been completed, but the consequences are still ongoing. For example: Marcus har sprungit till jobbet. This suggests that I have run to work, the…
Fun with Swedish Grammar – Imperative Posted by Marcus Cederström on Dec 9, 2010
The imperative form (or imperativ in Swedish) is that form where you really just want to make some demands. Like “Stop!” or “Look!” or even “Listen!” It’s a good form to know, and it comes in handy in a few different verb tenses. Like the perfect tense. But first, we need to learn the imperative…
Homonyms Posted by Tibor on Dec 1, 2010
Homonyms are words you spell and pronounce in the same way but they have different meanings. So be careful! We have homonyms in every language. eka Kalle sitter och fiskar in en eka som han har själv byggt. (Kalle is sitting and fishing in his boat that he made himself.) Jag hör ännu dina ord eka…
Mulled wine of the year (Årets glögg) Posted by Tibor on Nov 30, 2010
Every year the Swedish company Blossa releases a new bottle of mulled wine (glögg). This time the taste of the year is saffran bun with cognac and pomerans. The gold colour of the bottle makes it look very Christmasy and luxurious. Previous tastes: 2009 – Tangerine 2008- Blueberry 2007- Cinemon and sea buckthorn But if…
We will never die! Posted by Tibor on Nov 22, 2010
So let me give you another Swedish song with translation and lyrics. Learning vocabulary from lyrics/songs is like a guldgruva (gold mine) i.e. where you have lots and lots of treasures/resources, would maybe our Marcus say. I am referring to his previous blog post of course. I have chosen a song from one of my favorite bands Bo Kaspers…
Take a pill Posted by Tibor on Nov 16, 2010
I am inspired by my headache today. And some people say that there are only bad things happen to me. (joke) You guys are used to that I post quite many grammar posts but there should be variety in that as well and it is not an easy job to do so everyday. So, here is a vocabulary…
Swedish Verb Synonyms Posted by Tibor on Nov 10, 2010
Let’s say this is the second part of the synonyms on the Swedish blog. This time I try to explain to you some verb with slightly different meanings. The sentences I have chosen describe the action that the meaning of the verb stands for. So for example in the first sentence flanera means to walk…