{"id":8659,"date":"2020-07-01T01:00:28","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T01:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=8659"},"modified":"2020-08-10T22:39:48","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T22:39:48","slug":"swedish-preposition-breakdown-om","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/swedish-preposition-breakdown-om\/","title":{"rendered":"Swedish Preposition Breakdown: OM"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Credits: Patrik Svedberg\/imagebank.sweden.se<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cOm.” No, today we’re not going to discuss the sacred Sanskrit mantra chanted in prayer or yoga… but I\u2019ll guarantee that mastering your prepositions will lead to more balance in your Swedish speaking.\u00a0 Meaning “about”, “if”, “in” and also used as a particle when paired with verbs, this little tricky word is everywhere, so let’s get going!<\/span><\/p>\n

First<\/b>, <\/span>om<\/span><\/i> can be \u201cif.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Du f\u00e5r \u00e4ta glass om du \u00e4ter upp dina gr\u00f6nsaker!
\n<\/span><\/i>You may eat ice cream if you eat all of your vegetables.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Vi skulle kunna promenera till stan och fika\u2026 om du vill.
\n<\/span><\/i>We could walk into town and fika \u2026 if you want.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Henrik undrade om ni skulle komma p\u00e5 festen.<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span><\/i>Henrik wondered if you\u2019re coming to the party.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n


\nSecond<\/b>, <\/span>om <\/span><\/i>can mean \u201cabout.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

-Vad pratar du om?\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 –<\/span><\/i>What are you talking about? <\/span>
\n<\/span>–<\/span>Jag pratar om min nya kollega.<\/span><\/i> -I\u2019m talking about my new colleague.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

-Vad dr\u00f6mmer du om?\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 –<\/span><\/i>What do you dream about?
\n<\/span>-Jag dr\u00f6mmer om maten vi \u00e5t till lunch ig\u00e5r!\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><\/i>I<\/span>\u2019m dreaming about the food we ate for lunch yesterday!<\/span><\/p>\n

Astrid Lindgren skriver ofta om f\u00f6r\u00e4ldral\u00f6sa barn.<\/em>
\nAstrid Lingren often writes about orphaned children.<\/p>\n

Next, <\/b>om<\/span><\/i> is commonly used in time expressions when talking about the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

om 10 minuter\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>in 10 minutes\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

om en vecka<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>in a week\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

om en m\u00e5nad<\/strong> \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0in a month\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

om ett \u00e5r<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/i>in a year<\/span><\/p>\n

-N\u00e4r ska Timbuktu sl\u00e4ppa ett nytt album? <\/span><\/i>\u00a0-When will Timbuktu release a new album?
\n<\/span>-F\u00f6rhoppningsvis om n\u00e5gra m\u00e5nader.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/i>-Hopefully in a few months.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

-N\u00e4r t\u00e4nker ni flytta tillbaka till USA?<\/span><\/i>\u00a0 \u00a0-When are you all thinking of moving back to the U.S.?<\/span>
\n<\/span>-Om ett \u00e5r ungef\u00e4r. <\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0-In about a year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s also used for frequency<\/strong>, to describe how often you do something:<\/span><\/p>\n

en g\u00e5ng om dagen<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/i>once a day<\/span><\/p>\n

en g\u00e5ng om dygnet<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>once every 24 hours<\/span><\/p>\n

en g\u00e5ng om \u00e5ret<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>once every year<\/span><\/p>\n

Familjen Sand\u00e9n brukar bila till olika platser i Sm\u00e5land p\u00e5 sommaren.\u00a0<\/em>
\nThe Sand\u00e9n Family usually road trips to various places in Sm\u00e5land in the summer.<\/p>\n


\n*<\/span>OBS! Not every time expression uses <\/span>om. I, p\u00e5<\/span><\/i>, and f<\/span>\u00f6r <\/span><\/i>often join the party. But that’s for another blog post \ud83d\ude09<\/span><\/p>\n

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And last but not least, om<\/em> transforms many verbs by becoming a particle. Here are some common particle verbs with om<\/em>:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

k\u00f6r om <\/strong> \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/i> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/i>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/i>to pass (in a vehicle)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Man f\u00e5r k\u00f6ra om <\/span><\/i>p\u00e5 motorv\u00e4gen.\u00a0 \u00a0One may pass on the highway.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

tycker om \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/i> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/i>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/i>to like\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

-Tycker hon om sill?\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 –<\/span><\/i>Does she like pickled herring?
\n<\/span>–<\/span>Ja! Hon tycker mycket om sill.\u00a0 –<\/span><\/i>Yes! She likes pickled herring a lot.<\/span><\/p>\n

b\u00f6rjar om\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0to restart, start over<\/p>\n

\u00c5h nej, jag br\u00e4nde kakorna. Jag m\u00e5ste tyv\u00e4rr b\u00f6rja om.
\n<\/em>Oh no, I burned the cookies. Unfortunately, I must start over.<\/p>\n

See this video from the Svenska med Kalle<\/strong>\u00a0YouTube channel for more om<\/em> examples of partikelverb:<\/em>
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