Archive for 'Grammar'
Swedish Synonyms Posted by Tibor on Nov 8, 2010
Synonyms are words grouped by the similarity of meaning. The meaning is not identical but of adjacent use. Synonyms aren´t each other´s counterparts but are rather nuanced variants with slightly different meanings depending on the context. They are useful to emphasize what we want to say; also you can use them when making sarcastic and…
Swedish Plural Endings Posted by Marcus Cederström on Nov 3, 2010
Because we give you what you want (or at least try to every now and again) we’ve decided to write another post on plural endings. Tibor has put together a great post on nouns in general including the different plural endings, so for a more encompassing look at nouns check out Swedish Nouns. When trying…
Swedish Helping Verbs Posted by Marcus Cederström on Nov 1, 2010
A couple of weeks ago a commenter was asking about the use of “vill,” so we thought we would put together a quick overview of some other helping verbs used in Swedish. Below you will find a quick list of some common helping verbs: Vill = to want to Behöver = to need to Ska…
Swedish Curse Words Posted by Marcus Cederström on Oct 23, 2010
I’m not going to teach you any Swedish curse words. Sorry. They are easy enough to find online anyway, and to be perfectly honest, cursing in Swedish is such a common thing that it doesn’t carry nearly the same gravitas as it does in the English language. Which is what is so fascinating to me…
Subjects vs. Objects Posted by Marcus Cederström on Oct 20, 2010
Sometimes Swedish pronunciation can be a bit tricky. Är sounds like e, dagen sounds like dawn, sedan sounds like sen. Plenty of letter are ignored. Then of course, there is de. Which sounds like dom. And dem, which also sounds like dom. Both are pronouns, one however, de is a subject, while dem is an…
Passive in Swedish Posted by Tibor on Oct 14, 2010
The passive structures are often used in the language of press, official documents and advertising. It is a comfortable and useful construction if you don´t want to point out the person who does the action or it is of unimportance for example: Han sköts ihjäl i parken, Gamla kläder bytes ej, Föremål bör ej ställas i…
Swedish Astrology Posted by Tibor on Oct 12, 2010
To improve your Swedish you need to be creative if you don´t have books available where you live. But you have internet nowadays almost everywhere. Finding good resources are essential when it comes to your language learning. It doesn´t have to be complicated at all. Adjectives, adverbs and idiomatic expressions are one of the hardest parts…