Swedish Autumn quiz<\/a> from last week! Now it’s time for me to post the correct answers. Even if you haven’t done the quiz (which it’s never too late to do! Just click the link right there^), you can learn some extra Swedish with the answers here.<\/p>\n1. Green leaves become brown in the Fall<\/span>. = Gr\u00f6na l\u00f6v blir bruna p\u00e5 h\u00f6sten<\/span>.<\/strong>
\nYes, “Fall” or “Autumn” is h\u00f6st<\/em> in Swedish, and to say “in the Fall”, we say p\u00e5 h\u00f6sten<\/em>. Here, you’ll see that we use the preposition p\u00e5<\/em> before seasons. Also, we usually talk about seasons in definite form, just as in English (we say p\u00e5 h\u00f6sten<\/em>, not *p\u00e5 h\u00f6st<\/em>), but we can say things like: Det var en<\/span> vacker h\u00f6st<\/span>.<\/em> \u2192 “It was a<\/span> beautiful Autumn<\/span>.”<\/p>\n\n- v\u00e5r(en)<\/em> = Spring, vinter(n)<\/em> = Winter, sommar(en)<\/em> = Summer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
2. It gets dark<\/span> earlier in the day. = Det blir m\u00f6rkt<\/span> tidigare p\u00e5 dagen.<\/strong>
\nNotice that m\u00f6rk<\/em> is in neuter form (-t<\/em>-form). This is in congruency with the “formal subject”, as we call it in Swedish (formellt subjekt<\/em>), which is det<\/em> (“it”). Det<\/em> is neuter, so the adjective associated with it must be neuter as well.<\/p>\n\n- natt(en)<\/em> = (the) night, ljus(t)<\/em> = light\/bright, mjuk(t)<\/em> = soft<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
3. You need a thicker<\/span> jacket. = Man beh\u00f6ver en tjockare<\/span> jacka.<\/strong>
\nSwedish comparatives are made in two ways, depending on the adjective. Tjock<\/em> means “thick”, and adding -are<\/em> makes it “thicker” (tjockare<\/em>). Most short adjectives are changed this way; others take mer(a)<\/em> or “more” before them, just as in English (mer beroende<\/em> = “more dependent”).<\/p>\n\n- bred(are)<\/em> = wide(r), tunn(are)<\/em> = thin(ner), smal(are)<\/em> = slim(mer)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
4. I will buy a new hat<\/span> today. = Jag ska k\u00f6pa en ny m\u00f6ssa<\/span> idag.<\/strong>
\nThere are several kinds of “hats” in Swedish. En m\u00f6ssa<\/em> is the soft kind that you’d wear when it’s cold outside (or if you’re really hip, inside as well). En hatt<\/em> is something like a top-hat, and en keps<\/em> is what Americans may know as a baseball cap.<\/p>\n\n- vante(-ar)<\/em> = mitten(s), strumpa(-or)<\/em> = sock(s), f\u00f6rkl\u00e4de(n)<\/em> = apron(s)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
5. My dog likes the cold<\/span>. = Min hund gillar kylan<\/span>.<\/strong>
\nKylan<\/em> and f\u00f6rkylningen<\/em> both mean “the cold”, but they have totally different meanings! Kyla<\/em> is cold as in coldness, while en f\u00f6rkylning<\/em> is “a cold” where you’re sneezing and coughing.<\/p>\n\n- kall(et)<\/em> = (the) calling\/vocation, k\u00e4nga(n)<\/em> = (the) boot, f\u00f6rkylning(en)<\/em> = (the) headcold<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
6. Vitamin C is very important<\/span>! = C-vitamin \u00e4r v\u00e4ldigt viktigt<\/span>!<\/strong>
\nThe adjective viktig<\/em> is built from vikt<\/em>, which means “weight”, and -ig<\/em>, which is similar to the English suffix “-y”. So it’s kind of like saying “weighty”.<\/p>\n\n- on\u00f6dig(t)<\/em> = unnecessary, vacker(t)<\/em> = beautiful, vanlig(t)<\/em> = usual\/ordinary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
7. My kids want to play<\/span> in the leaves. = Mina barn vill leka<\/span> i l\u00f6ven.<\/strong>
\nLeka<\/em> and spela<\/em> both mean “[to] play”, but leka<\/em> has the connotations of a child playing with a soccer ball, or an chemical engineer “playing” (toying) with a formula. Spela<\/em> is used to talk about playing an instrument or a videogame.<\/p>\n\n- springa<\/em> = [to] run, hoppa<\/em> = [to] jump, gunga<\/em> = [to] swing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
8. A warm soup is good for the soul<\/span>. = En varm soppa \u00e4r bra f\u00f6r sj\u00e4len<\/span>.<\/strong>
\nCareful here! There are two words whose base form is pronounced sj\u00e4l<\/em>, the other being sk\u00e4l<\/em>. En sj\u00e4l<\/em> is a soul, while ett sk\u00e4l<\/em> is a reason. (A more common word for ett sk\u00e4l<\/em> is en anledning<\/em>.)<\/p>\n\n- s\u00e4l(en)<\/em> = (the) seal (as in the animal), sk\u00e4l(et)<\/em> = (the) reason, s\u00e4d(en)<\/em> = (the) grain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Hejhej! We got some great results on the Swedish Autumn quiz from last week! Now it’s time for me to post the correct answers. Even if you haven’t done the quiz (which it’s never too late to do! Just click the link right there^), you can learn some extra Swedish with the answers here…<\/p>\n
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