Tag Archives: indefinite
Happy Birthday Swedish Blog! Posted by Transparent Language on Jun 24, 2009
I don’t know if you’ve noticed (because I must say it has totally escaped even me) that our little Swedish Blog is one year old now! Can you believe it? I’m not sure about you, but somehow this fact is enough to put a big smile on my face. You’ve survived one whole year with…
Past Participles – Definite Forms Posted by Transparent Language on Jun 9, 2009
Good news! Our friends at Transparent say that the problem with uploading images and other files has been fixed! Yay! That means that I can go back to writing more interesting posts again! Sometimes, it’s hard to describe a particular feature or place without any photos – I’m sire you know what I mean, right?…
A Little Bit About Adjectives Posted by Transparent Language on Aug 19, 2008
It’s grammar time today, because we can’t have just fun and games all the time. I want you to learn something really useful here, even if only occasionally. 🙂 When talking about “jobbig” I briefly mentioned the rules regarding Swedish adjectives. That when an adjective describes an “ett” noun, it gets a “-t” ending. And…
Plural Ett Words Posted by Transparent Language on Jul 26, 2008
I have a foreign neighbor who reads this blog (hi neighbor!), and I think it’s very convenient that she does. She’s right under my nose, she’s learning Swedish, speaks passable English and is not afraid to ask questions. So I wasn’t surprised when she spied me out while I was taking my cats out for…
En or Ett Continued Posted by Transparent Language on Jul 4, 2008
Remember when we talked about “ett” and “en” words? I think my post confused a couple of people, who were quick to point out that you can’t put an indefinite article in front of SOME nouns. Yes, that is correct. But even without that article in front of them, the nouns can still be distinguished…