Prepositions are hard. They\u2019re hard in English. They\u2019re hard in Swedish. They\u2019re just hard. They can be used in so many different ways and mean so many different things. There are pages and pages of rules. It\u2019s kind of exhausting and overwhelming. And now that we\u2019ve got all that negative stuff out of the way, let\u2019s learn some prepositions!<\/p>\n
There are a few questions that can help guide your preposition use: If you\u2019re answering one of these questions, you\u2019ll want to use certain prepositions. There are a few examples below. Hur l\u00e4nge<\/em>: Hur ofta<\/em>: *Keep in mind that when you\u2019re answering the how often question your prepositional use will depend on how often you do something. Use om if you do something every day (om dagen<\/em>), every year (om \u00e5ret<\/em>), or every day and night (om dygnet<\/em>).<\/p>\n Lycka till<\/em>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Prepositions are hard. They\u2019re hard in English. They\u2019re hard in Swedish. They\u2019re just hard. They can be used in so many different ways and mean so many different things. There are pages and pages of rules. It\u2019s kind of exhausting and overwhelming. And now that we\u2019ve got all that negative stuff out of the way…<\/p>\n
\nHow fast or hur snabbt<\/em>?
\nHow long or hur l\u00e4nge<\/em>?
\nHow often or hur ofta<\/em>?<\/p>\n
\nHur snabbt<\/em> is answered with the preposition p\u00e5<\/em>.
\nHur l\u00e4nge<\/em> is answered with the preposition i<\/em> or no preposition at all.
\nHur ofta<\/em> is answered with the preposition om<\/em> or i<\/em>.<\/p>\n
\nHur snabbt<\/em>:
\nHur snabbt kan du \u00e4ta 25 korvar? \u00a0(How fast can you eat 25 hot dogs?)
\nJag kan \u00e4ta 25 korvar p\u00e5<\/em> <\/strong>fem minuter. (I can eat 25 hot dogs in five minutes.)
\nHur snabbt springer en flodh\u00e4st en amerikansk mil? (How fast can a hippo run an American mile?)
\nFlodh\u00e4sten springer en amerikansk mil p\u00e5<\/em> <\/strong>tv\u00e5 minuter! (The hippo can run an American mile in two minutes.)<\/p>\n
\nHur l\u00e4nge har du bott i USA? (How long have you lived in the US?)
\nJag har bott i USA i<\/em><\/strong> tre \u00e5r. ELLER Jag har bott i USA —<\/strong><\/em> tre \u00e5r. (I Have lived in the US for three years)
\nHur l\u00e4nge har hon studerat svenska? (How long has she studied Swedish?)
\nHon har studerat svenska —<\/strong><\/em> ett \u00e5r. ELLER Hon har studerat svenska i<\/strong><\/em> ett \u00e5r. (She has studied Swedish for one year.)<\/p>\n
\nHur ofta talar du svenska? (How often do you speak Swedish?)
\nJag talar svenska fem g\u00e5nger om<\/strong> <\/em>dagen. (I speak Swedish five times a day.)
\nHur oftar g\u00e5r du till gymmet? (How often do you go to the gym?)
\nJag g\u00e5r till gymmet tre g\u00e5nger i<\/strong><\/em> veckan. (I go to the gym three times a day.)<\/p>\n