{"id":5931,"date":"2012-09-27T23:59:32","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T23:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=5931"},"modified":"2012-09-28T03:56:58","modified_gmt":"2012-09-28T03:56:58","slug":"fronting-swedish-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/fronting-swedish-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Fronting \u2013 Swedish Style"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve talked about adverbials before (Swedish Sentence Adverbials<\/a>), they are those super handy words and phrases that help modify our sentences. Tibor has done an amazing job writing about some of the different types like Time Adverbs with certain tenses<\/a> and RUMSADVERBIAL (Adverbs of place)<\/a>. Definitely check them out for more information.<\/p>\n

Today, I\u2019m going to write about words like \u201ctoday\u201d at the start of sentences. It\u2019s often referred to as fronting, because, the adverbial word or phrase is moved to the front of the sentence. First though, let\u2019s take a couple of looks at different sentences in their most common form.<\/p>\n

In Swedish, we usually follow the subject-verb-object format. It\u2019s similar to English really:
\nHan gillar mig<\/em>. He likes me.
\nWe\u2019ve got our subject, han<\/em>, our verb, gillar<\/em>, and our object, mig<\/em>. Just like in English. Super easy.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s one more for good measure:
\nHon \u00e5t lunch<\/em>. She ate lunch.<\/p>\n

But what if we want to add one of those place or time adverbials? Let\u2019s take that last sentence. Hon \u00e5t lunch<\/em>. But where did she eat lunch? Hon \u00e5t lunch i k\u00f6ket<\/em>. She ate lunch in the kitchen. When did she eat lunch? Hon \u00e5t lunch klockan tolv<\/em>. She ate lunch at 12:00. Or maybe, how often did she eat lunch? Hon \u00e5t lunch ibland<\/em>. She ate lunch sometimes. Again, pretty straight forward.<\/p>\n

Sometimes though, you really want to focus on the place or time something happened. That\u2019s when you might want to use fronting. If we take that first sentence, hon \u00e5t lunch<\/em>, we can use it to demonstrate how fronting works in practice. The adverbial phrase is underlined and the verb is bolded.<\/p>\n

What did she do?
\nHon \u00e5t<\/span><\/strong> lunch<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Where did she eat lunch?
\nHon \u00e5t<\/strong> lunch i k\u00f6ket<\/span>.
\n<\/em>I k\u00f6ket<\/span><\/em> \u00e5t<\/strong> hon lunch<\/em>.<\/p>\n

When did she eat lunch?
\nHon \u00e5t<\/strong> lunch klockan tolv<\/span>.
\n<\/em>Klockan tolv<\/span><\/em> \u00e5t<\/strong> hon lunch<\/em>.<\/p>\n

How often did she eat lunch?
\nHon \u00e5t<\/strong> lunch ibland<\/span>.
\n<\/em>Ibland<\/span><\/em> \u00e5t<\/strong> hon lunch<\/em>.<\/p>\n

So what do we see happening? The verb is always in the second position in the sentence. I know, I know, it\u2019s not always the second word. But remember, adverbials can be a word or a phrase. So i k\u00f6ket<\/em>, while technically two words, is still just one adverbial phrase. The verb DOES NOT MOVE. Instead, the adverbial phrase moves to the front. Your subject, in this case, hon<\/em>, will follow your verb.<\/p>\n

Just a few more sentences to drive the point home:
\nWhen does he work?
\nHan jobbar<\/strong> klockan tio<\/span><\/em>.
\nKlockan tio<\/span><\/em> jobbar<\/strong> han<\/em>.<\/p>\n

What do they do in the evenings?
\nDe\u00a0tittar<\/strong> p\u00e5 TV ibland p\u00e5 kv\u00e4llen<\/span><\/em>.
\nIbland p\u00e5 kv\u00e4llen<\/span><\/em> tittar<\/strong> de p\u00e5 TV<\/em>.<\/p>\n

When did she go to bed?
\nHon gick<\/strong> och la sig ig\u00e5r<\/span><\/em>.
\nIg\u00e5r<\/span><\/em> gick<\/strong> hon och la sig<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Do the sentences mean the same thing? Yes. For the most part. The emphasis of the sentence may have changed a bit, but we still get the same information. Fronting is a great way to, again, add emphasis to the where or when aspect of a sentence. It\u2019s also a great way to vary your sentence structure when speaking and writing Swedish. Good luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve talked about adverbials before (Swedish Sentence Adverbials), they are those super handy words and phrases that help modify our sentences. Tibor has done an amazing job writing about some of the different types like Time Adverbs with certain tenses and RUMSADVERBIAL (Adverbs of place). Definitely check them out for more information. Today, I\u2019m going…<\/p>\n

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