{"id":8382,"date":"2019-11-19T17:35:04","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T17:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=8382"},"modified":"2019-11-20T13:57:25","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T13:57:25","slug":"what-do-you-usually-often-never-do-in-swedish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/what-do-you-usually-often-never-do-in-swedish\/","title":{"rendered":"What do you usually, often, never do in Swedish?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Last week\u2019s blog post was all about how helping verbs describe what we \u201ccan, need, must, may\u201d do. In this post, we\u2019ll discuss the Swedish word <\/span>brukar<\/span><\/i>, or \u201cusually\u201d, which also functions as a helping verb. This verb comes in handy when talking about your daily routine, what you usually do in your free time, and more! We\u2019ll even cover another way to modify sentences by using frequency adverbs, like often, always, sometimes, and never.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

First, to work with <\/span>brukar<\/span><\/i>, we need to remember to put our main verb in the infinitive form. If you need a reminder of how that works, check out my last post here<\/a>\u00a0where I break down that subject and provide you with a few examples:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Eva brukar vakna tidigt.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><\/i>Eva usually wakes up early.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hunden brukar g\u00e5 ut tre g\u00e5nger om dagen.
\n<\/span><\/i>The dog usually goes out three times a day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Familjen brukar cykla tillsammans p\u00e5 helgerna.\u00a0<\/em>
\nThe family bikes together on the weekends.<\/p>\n


\nYou can also use <\/span>brukar<\/span><\/i> in question format with words like <\/span>vad, n\u00e4r<\/span><\/i>… ?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

-Vad brukar du<\/span><\/i> g\u00f6ra<\/span><\/i> p\u00e5 fritiden?<\/span><\/i>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 -What do you usually do in your free time?
\n<\/span>-Jag brukar <\/span><\/i>tr\u00e4ffa<\/span><\/i> v\u00e4nner p\u00e5 fritiden.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0 -I usually meet friends in my free time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

-N\u00e4r brukar du g\u00e5 p\u00e5 gymmet?<\/span><\/i>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0–<\/span><\/i>When do you usually go to the gym?
\n<\/span>-Jag brukar g\u00e5 p\u00e5 gymmet efter jobbet. <\/span><\/i>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0-I usually go to the gym after work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n


\nBrukar<\/em> is good for comparisons as well.\u00a0 As in, “Do you <\/span>usually do this or that?”<\/span><\/p>\n

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Brukar hon \u00e5ka t\u00e5g eller buss till mataff\u00e4ren?\u00a0<\/em>
\nDoes she usually take the train or bus to the grocery store?<\/p>\n

Brukar du \u00e4ta lunch vid datorn eller vid lunchbordet?
\n<\/span><\/i>Do you usually eat lunch at the computer or the lunch table?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Helping verbs can also be conjugated into the past tense. For example, <\/span>brukade<\/span><\/i> is the equivalent of \u201cused to\u201d in English, when used with an action verb:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

brukar -> brukade\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0usually – > used to\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

De brukade cykla till stationen varje dag.
\n<\/span><\/i>They used to bike to the station every day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jag brukade sova med lampan t\u00e4nd n\u00e4r jag var liten.
\n<\/span><\/i>I used to sleep with the light on when I was little.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n


\nIn addition to describing what you usually do, how about things you never, sometimes, always do? <\/span>Frekvensadverb<\/span><\/i> or frequency adverbs, are great in expressing this notion! Here are the most common ones:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

alltid<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>always<\/span><\/p>\n

Det \u00e4r sv\u00e5rt alltid f\u00f6r mig att vakna tidigt.
\n<\/span><\/i>It is always difficult for me to wake up early.<\/span><\/p>\n

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ofta \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span> often<\/span><\/p>\n

-G\u00e5r du ofta p\u00e5 teater? \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/i> -Do you go to the theater often?
\n<\/span>-Nej, jag g\u00e5r inte s\u00e5 ofta p\u00e5 teater. <\/span><\/i>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0-No, I don\u2019t go to the theater often.<\/span><\/p>\n

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s\u00e4llan \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0seldom, rarely<\/span><\/p>\n

Vi ser s\u00e4llan varandra.
\n<\/span><\/i>We rarely see each other.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n


\naldrig<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0never<\/span><\/p>\n

Varf\u00f6r spelar du aldrig bingo med oss?
\n<\/span><\/i>Why do you never play bingo with us?<\/span><\/p>\n

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You\u2019ll notice that these adverbs function similarly to<\/span> inte,<\/span><\/i> in that they follow the main verb in sentence structure. However, the next adverb,<\/span> ibland,<\/span><\/i>\u00a0is special and wants to be treated as such. It goes either first or last in a Swedish sentence:<\/span><\/p>\n

ibland\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 sometimes\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ibland diskuterar vi politik p\u00e5 jobbet.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/i>Sometimes we discuss politics at work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jag k\u00e4nner mig s\u00e5 tr\u00f6tt ibland<\/em>.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0I feel so tired sometimes.<\/p>\n

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Now, if you want to earn bonus points from this grammar lesson, you can add these two concepts together, with <\/span>brukar<\/span><\/i> AND and a frequency adverb:<\/span><\/p>\n

Vi brukade alltid \u00e5ka till sommarstugan i juli.
\n<\/span><\/i>We used to always go to the cabin in July.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

L\u00e4rarna brukar aldrig till\u00e5ta elever att \u00e4ta i klassrummet.
\n<\/span><\/em>The teachers usually never allow students to eat in the classroom.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This sentence structure is pretty basic, focusing on the use of these words in a main clause. <\/span>To learn about word order in subordinate clauses, check out this blog post.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Now it\u2019s your turn! A great way to practice this concept is to write about your weekly routine. Vad brukar du g\u00f6ra p\u00e5 m\u00e5ndag? Vad brukar du g\u00f6ra p\u00e5 fredagskv\u00e4llar? <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Last week\u2019s blog post was all about how helping verbs describe what we \u201ccan, need, must, may\u201d do. In this post, we\u2019ll discuss the Swedish word brukar, or \u201cusually\u201d, which also functions as a helping verb. This verb comes in handy when talking about your daily routine, what you usually do in your free…<\/p>\n

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