{"id":4988,"date":"2012-01-19T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-19T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=4988"},"modified":"2012-01-15T21:47:04","modified_gmt":"2012-01-15T21:47:04","slug":"%e2%80%9cthis%e2%80%9d-and-%e2%80%9cthese%e2%80%9d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/%e2%80%9cthis%e2%80%9d-and-%e2%80%9cthese%e2%80%9d\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThis\u201d and \u201cthese\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Sweden there are lots of different dialects, and of course people use different words for the same thing. Something as simple as \u201cthis\u201d you\u2019ll find lots of variations of and for someone learning Swedish that can be a bit confusing. Especially if the word everybody is using in some areas is grammatically incorrect, and never before mentioned in a textbook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Swedish<\/td>\n<\/td>\nEnglish equivalent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/p>\n

detta<\/p>\n

denna<\/p>\n

det h\u00e4r<\/td>\n

<\/td>\nthis\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
Swedish<\/td>\n<\/td>\nEnglish equivalent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/p>\n

dessa<\/p>\n

domma<\/p>\n

de h\u00e4r<\/p>\n

dom h\u00e4r<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\u00a0these\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Domma is said especially around J\u00f6nk\u00f6ping and maybe Stockholm a little bit(?) but is found in other parts of Sweden as well.\u00a0 This is not grammatically correct, but you will still hear many people say it.<\/p>\n

So you know the en<\/strong> and ett<\/strong> rules by now right? Well, just to check. Table which is in Swedish bord. Ett<\/em> bord<\/strong>, we do not say en bord<\/em><\/strong>. Detta<\/strong> and denna<\/strong> follow the same priciple, you would say \u201cdetta bord\u201d and not \u201cdenna bord\u201d. You could also say \u201cdet h\u00e4r bordet\u201d.<\/p>\n

Then to point out to somebody which tables you were meaning, you would say \u201cdessa bord<\/strong>\u201d meaning these tables (bord is a exception, we do not say bordar<\/strong><\/em> for several tables, we just say ett bord, flera bord<\/strong>. One table, several tables). The noun you use after \u201cdessa<\/strong>\u201d is in in-definitive plural form, like dessa stolar<\/strong> (these chairs) dessa d\u00f6rrar<\/strong> (these doors) etc.<\/p>\n

Domma<\/em><\/strong> is used when you are actually supposed to be using dessa<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

De h\u00e4r<\/strong> is strictly speaking only supposed to be used in written language but when people talk they still pronounce it as de h\u00e4r. This is maybe illogical but we don\u2019t say de h\u00e4r bord<\/strong><\/em>, instead we say de h\u00e4r borden<\/strong>. So we specify by using bord-en<\/em> or for one table, \u00a0or det h\u00e4r bordet<\/strong>. Det h\u00e4r<\/strong> works for all nouns, regardless if it is a en<\/em> or ett<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Dom h\u00e4r<\/strong> is used the same way as de h\u00e4r<\/strong>, so no worries there \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Short dialog\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ett par g\u00e5r runt i IKEA och tittar p\u00e5 bord.<\/p>\n

A couple are walking round in IKEA looking at tables.<\/p>\n

Person A) Dom d\u00e4r borden \u00e4r fina.<\/p>\n

Person B) Dom h\u00e4r? (pekar)<\/p>\n

Person A) Nej, dessa. (pekar p\u00e5 ett annat bord)<\/p>\n

Person B) Jaha. Ja, jag tycker om dom ocks\u00e5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Swedish<\/td>\n<\/td>\nEnglish equivalent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/p>\n

bord<\/p>\n

peka<\/p>\n

fin (plu. fina)<\/p>\n

annat<\/p>\n

tycka (progressiv form; tycker)<\/p>\n

ocks\u00e5<\/p>\n

jaha<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n <\/p>\n

table<\/p>\n

to point<\/p>\n

nice<\/p>\n

other, different<\/p>\n

to think, like<\/p>\n

as well, too<\/p>\n

oh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Next time you hear some Swedish see if you can hear the differences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In Sweden there are lots of different dialects, and of course people use different words for the same thing. Something as simple as \u201cthis\u201d you\u2019ll find lots of variations of and for someone learning Swedish that can be a bit confusing. Especially if the word everybody is using in some areas is grammatically incorrect, and…<\/p>\n

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