Archive for 'Swedish Language'
Swedish Greetings in the New Year Posted by Marcus Cederström on Jan 19, 2015
January is coming to a close and most everyone is back to work after having taken time off for the holidays here in Sweden. That won’t stop you from hearing people greeting each other using the term god fortsättning. It literally means good continuation as in a continuation of the holidays. It’s a wonderful phrase…
Awesomely easy Swedish grammar: Singular articles Posted by Stephen Maconi on Jan 14, 2015
Articles are words that are used to show whether a noun (person, place, or thing) is a specific one (previously metioned in conversation with a particular person) or an unspecific one. In English, we have three articles: a, an, and the. A and an have the same function: to show that the dog in the…
Why the double-definite in Swedish? Posted by Stephen Maconi on Dec 1, 2014
As you study Swedish, you will notice that the definite form, or in more literal but less accurate terms the “the”-form, is often shown in two positions: at the beginning of the noun phrase and tacked-on at the end of the main noun in the noun phrase. In other words, you will often see the…
Swedish Grammar: General and specific “this” Posted by Stephen Maconi on Nov 3, 2014
Mmmmm! Hallå mina vänner! I had thought I was done with my series on demonstrative pronouns in Swedish, but I noticed a comment at the last minute with a great question that I decided deserved a full post. You might notice when listening to Swedish that when a person is presenting something new, they will…
Swedish Grammar: This and that, Part 3 Posted by Stephen Maconi on Oct 29, 2014
Mmmmm! Hej på dig! I’m back with Swedish Grammar: This and that, Part 3. In parts 1 and 2, I explained two different ways to say “this” in Swedish. Now it’s time to explain “that”. If you recall from Part 1, the first way I taught you how to say “this” was den här. Den…
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…