{"id":2677,"date":"2011-01-06T17:15:58","date_gmt":"2011-01-06T17:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=2677"},"modified":"2011-01-06T17:15:58","modified_gmt":"2011-01-06T17:15:58","slug":"fun-with-the-swedish-language-%e2%80%93-pluskvamperfekt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/fun-with-the-swedish-language-%e2%80%93-pluskvamperfekt\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun with the Swedish Language \u2013 Pluskvamperfekt"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m sure we all remember such riveting posts as \u201cPerfect Perfekt<\/a>\u201d and \u201cImperative<\/a>.\u201d\u00a0 How could you not really? Everyone loves grammar.<\/p>\n

Because we all remember the imperative and the perfect form though, it\u2019s time to move on to pluskvamperfekt, or, as it is known in English, pluperfect or past perfect.\u00a0 This form is used, not surprisingly, to describe something in the past tense using the perfect form.\u00a0 You\u2019ll want to use pluskvamperfekt in Swedish the same way you use the past perfect in English.\u00a0 For example: He had already read \u201cPerfect Perfekt.\u201d Or: Han hade redan l\u00e4st \u201cPerfect Perfekt.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Swedish, we do something similar.\u00a0 First of course, we have to get that supinum form.\u00a0 Remember (from the post on the perfect), we have our verbs ending in \u2013a.\u00a0 Here we just add a \u2013t.<\/p>\n

For example:
\nSluta \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013> Slutat
\nKrama \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013> Kramat
\nStanna \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013> Stannat<\/p>\n

We have our exceptions (there are many more than those listed below):
\nF\u00e5 \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013> F\u00e5tt
\nSe \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013> Sett
\nVar \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013> Varit
\nG\u00f6r \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013> Gjort<\/p>\n

And we have our strong verbs, just like in English.\u00a0 Again, there are many more than those listed below:
\nTa \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013> Tagit
\nSpring \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013> Sprungit
\nD\u00f6 \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013> D\u00f6tt
\nSov \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013> Sovit
\nSit \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013> Suttit
\nSkriv \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013> Skrivit<\/p>\n

Now comes the easy part.\u00a0 Just add hade.\u00a0 Hade + Supinum = Pluskvamperfekt.\u00a0 Hade is of course the past tense form of har. \u00a0So everything comes full circle.\u00a0 With the perfect tense, we have Har + Supine = Perfect.\u00a0 Pluskvamperfekt, the past tense form of the perfect then uses the past tense form of Har to give us Hade + Supinum = Pluskvamperfekt.\u00a0 No problem right?<\/p>\n

And now, a few sentences to get you all started:
\nJag hade skrivit.
\nHan hade slutat.
\nVi hade redan f\u00e5tt mat.
\nDe hade redan gjort det.<\/p>\n

Good luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m sure we all remember such riveting posts as \u201cPerfect Perfekt\u201d and \u201cImperative.\u201d\u00a0 How could you not really? Everyone loves grammar. Because we all remember the imperative and the perfect form though, it\u2019s time to move on to pluskvamperfekt, or, as it is known in English, pluperfect or past perfect.\u00a0 This form is used, not…<\/p>\n

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