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Hej p\u00e5 er<\/em>, Swedish learners!<\/p>\n Swedish is, as many of you know, a Germanic language. As a result, a lot of central words to the language are very similar to English words. This is the case for in<\/em> and ut<\/em>, respectively meaning “in” and “out”.<\/p>\n But in<\/em> and ut<\/em> in Swedish are a bit more complicated than their English equivalents. In English, “in” and “out can indicate either direction or static location. In<\/em> and ut<\/em>, however, only indicate direction.\u00a0 Therefore, the following example is correct:<\/p>\n N\u00e4r de kom ut<\/strong> gick vi in<\/strong>.<\/em> – When the others came out<\/span>, we went in<\/span>. (=movement)<\/p>\n But to something is “in” or “out” (static location), we change in<\/em> to inne<\/strong><\/em> and ut<\/em> to ute<\/strong><\/em>, like so:<\/p>\n N\u00e4r de var inne<\/strong>, var vi ute<\/strong>.<\/em> – When they were in<\/span>, we were out<\/span>. (=static location)<\/p>\n L\u00e4tt som en pl\u00e4tt!<\/em> \u2013 Piece of cake!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Swedish is also slightly different from English when expressing “into” and “out of” a place, which is more specific movement than just going “in” or “out”. “Into” is generally translated as in i<\/em><\/strong>, but the i<\/em> is replaced by whatever preposition is typically used for the destination noun. Here are some examples:<\/p>\n Haren skuttade in i<\/strong> skogen.<\/em> – The hare\/rabbit hopped into<\/span> the forest. “Out of” is generally translated as ut ur<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n Mikael skr\u00e4mde upp mig n\u00e4r han kom ut ur <\/strong>k\u00e4llaren.<\/em> – Mikael startled me when he came out of<\/span> the cellar.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n But how do in<\/em>\/inne<\/em> and ut<\/em>\/ute<\/em> work when there’s a direct object<\/strong> involved? Stay tuned for Part 2!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hej p\u00e5 er, Swedish learners! Swedish is, as many of you know, a Germanic language. As a result, a lot of central words to the language are very similar to English words. This is the case for in and ut, respectively meaning “in” and “out”. But in and ut in Swedish are a bit…<\/p>\n
\nJag gick in p\u00e5<\/strong> mitt kontor.<\/em> – I went into<\/span> my office.<\/p>\n