{"id":79,"date":"2008-09-23T23:59:11","date_gmt":"2008-09-24T03:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=79"},"modified":"2008-09-23T23:59:11","modified_gmt":"2008-09-24T03:59:11","slug":"swedish-verbs-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/swedish-verbs-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Swedish Verbs, part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few posts back we started to discuss <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/swedish-verbs-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Swedish verbs<\/a>, remember? And I told you that those verbs can be divided into two big groups: \u201c<strong>ar<\/strong>\u201d and \u201c<strong>er<\/strong>\u201d. I also mentioned that there is a third group and then promptly refused to say anything else about it.<\/p>\n<p>Oh yes, that third verb group. This is the group that brings tears of definitely not joy to the eyes of Swedish learners. Why? Several reasons.<\/p>\n<p>While most (almost all other) verbs have infinitive forms that end in <strong>\u2013a<\/strong>, those short little guys end in whatever they like. At least it looks like that to an untrained eye. And those guys are really short. Like one syllable short. That\u2019s the good news. The other good news is that there aren\u2019t all that many of them. The bad news is that they\u2019re all irregular, and sadly, you have no other choice but to memorize them all, especially since quite a few of them are very common. Like this one, for example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong> ge<\/strong> = to give<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201c<strong>ge<\/strong>\u201d is the infinitive form, and in the present tense this verb tries to masquerade as an \u201c<strong>er<\/strong>\u201d verb, clever little sod:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong> Jag ger dig pengar.<\/strong> = I give you money (I\u2019m giving you money)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See what I mean? \u201c<strong>Ge<\/strong>\u201d becomes \u201c<strong>ger<\/strong>\u201d in the present tense.<br \/>\nOther verbs that behave as \u201c<strong>ge<\/strong>\u201d are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong> le\/ler<\/strong> = (to) smile<\/li>\n<li><strong> be\/ber<\/strong> = (to) beg, request<\/li>\n<li><strong> se\/ser<\/strong> = (to) see<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here are some other short verbs that are neither \u201car\u201d nor \u201cer\u201d:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>st\u00e5<\/strong> = to stand<br \/>\n<strong> Hon st\u00e5r och v\u00e4ntar<\/strong>. = She\u2019s standing and waiting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>d\u00f6<\/strong> = to die<br \/>\n<strong> Gr\u00e4set d\u00f6r i torkan.<\/strong> = The grass dies during drought.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>bo<\/strong> = to live (somewhere)<br \/>\n<strong> Jag bor i Sverige.<\/strong> = I live in Sweden.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>f\u00e5<\/strong> = to get, to receive<br \/>\n<strong> Hon f\u00e5r pengar idag.<\/strong> = She gets money today.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>tro<\/strong> = to believe, to think<br \/>\n<strong> Ja, jag tror det.<\/strong> = Yes, I think so (reckon).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>g\u00e5<\/strong> = to go<br \/>\n<strong> Hur g\u00e5r det f\u00f6r dig?<\/strong> = How\u2019s it going for you?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>m\u00e5<\/strong> = to feel (of health)<br \/>\n<strong> Jag m\u00e5r inte riktig bra.<\/strong> = I\u2019m not feeling quite well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Can you spot a pattern? While these are neither \u201c<strong>ar<\/strong>\u201d nor \u201c<strong>er<\/strong>\u201d verbs, turning them into their present tense forms is quite easy \u2013 just stick an \u201c<strong>r<\/strong>\u201d onto their short, little bodies. That\u2019s the easy part. Unfortunately, that\u2019s also the end of easy, because when it comes to their past and perfect forms, those irregular suckers you will need to memorize one by one. Let me know if you need any help!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few posts back we started to discuss Swedish verbs, remember? And I told you that those verbs can be divided into two big groups: \u201car\u201d and \u201cer\u201d. I also mentioned that there is a third group and then promptly refused to say anything else about it. Oh yes, that third verb group. 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