{"id":9117,"date":"2021-02-12T03:17:58","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T03:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=9117"},"modified":"2021-02-18T23:23:08","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T23:23:08","slug":"swedish-expressions-of-time-round-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/swedish-expressions-of-time-round-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Swedish Expressions of Time – Round 1!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Credits: Tina Stafren\/imagebank.sweden.se\u00a0 Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall<\/p><\/div>\n

P\u00e5 torsdag<\/span><\/i> and<\/span> i torsdags<\/span><\/i> both mean \u201con Thursday.”<\/span> So which one do I choose, when? This week we\u2019ll sort it out with an intro to Swedish <\/span>tidsuttyck<\/span><\/i> (time expressions). I\u2019ll share three things to keep in mind when using these phrases. Next week’s post will build on this!<\/span><\/p>\n

Pay Attention to Your Prepositions<\/span><\/h2>\n

Many students loathe <\/span>tidsuttryck<\/span><\/i> because they contain prepositions. Swedish prepositions<\/span> i, p\u00e5, f\u00f6r, om<\/span><\/i> are commonplace here. They are difficult to translate directly from Swedish to English so it\u2019s easy to make mistakes. But to reach a more fluent level, you need to get them right. For example, here are some basic expressions you\u2019ll recognize with <\/span>i<\/span><\/i>:<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span><\/i>i dag\u00a0 <\/span><\/i>\u2192 today<\/span>
\n<\/span>i g\u00e5r<\/span><\/i> \u2192 yesterday<\/span>
\n<\/span>i morgon<\/span><\/i> \u2192 tomorrow<\/span>
\n<\/span>i morse<\/span><\/i> \u2192 this morning, but in the past, which brings me to my next point… <\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Verb Tense Affects Tidsuttryck<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

Some <\/span>tidsuttryck <\/span><\/i>change depending on the tense you use. As I hinted in the introductory paragraph above, \u201con Thursday\u201d is translated two different ways:<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>A. <\/strong>p\u00e5<\/span><\/i> + the day of the week<\/span> works for present tense and future tense applications <\/span>
\n<\/span>Ska vi fika hos dig p\u00e5 torsdag?\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/i>Shall we fika at your place on Thursday? <\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>B. <\/strong>i<\/span><\/i> + plus the day of the week<\/span> + \u201cs\u201d<\/span>
\n<\/span>Fikade ni hos dig i torsdags?<\/span><\/i>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Did you fika at your place on Thursday? <\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Here, <\/span>i torsdags<\/span><\/i> means \u201con Thursday\u201d but in the past. <\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Another common expression of time in the past tense is <\/span>f\u00f6r…sedan<\/span><\/i>, to express English \u201cago.\u201d This one works like this: <\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>f\u00f6r<\/span><\/i> + period of time + <\/span>sedan <\/span><\/i>f\u00f6r tv\u00e5 \u00e5r sedan<\/span><\/i> \u2192 two years ago <\/span>
\n<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>
\n<\/span>Vi flyttade tillbaka till Karlstad f\u00f6r tv\u00e5 \u00e5r sedan.<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span>We moved back to Karlstad two years ago. <\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Tidsuttryck<\/em> Can Alter Word Order<\/span><\/h2>\n

In Swedish, you may begin or end a sentence with an expression of time. This is also acceptable in English. The sentence \u201cThe office is closing now,\u201d and \u201cNow the office is closing\u201d are both grammatically correct and mean the same thing. The difference with Swedish is that adding a <\/span>tidsuttryck<\/span><\/i> to the beginning of a sentence will change the word order. In a main clause, our foundation or fundament<\/em> comes first, and our verb follows like in the first example:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 3<\/span>
\n<\/span>Kontoret\u00a0 st\u00e4nger <\/span><\/i>nu<\/i><\/b>.<\/span><\/i> \u2192 The office is closing now.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

But if we choose to select <\/span>nu <\/span><\/i>as our fundament<\/em><\/span>, the verb still comes second, pushing our subject <\/span>kontoret <\/span><\/i>to the end of the sentence. <\/span>
\n<\/span>\u00a0 1\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03<\/span>
\n<\/span>Nu<\/i><\/b> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 st\u00e4nger kontoret.<\/span><\/i> \u2192 Now<\/strong> the office is closing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Det sn\u00f6ade \u00e4ven i Berlin f\u00f6rra veckan. \u2192\u00a0<\/em>It snowed even in Berlin last week<\/strong>.
\nF\u00f6rra veckan sn\u00f6ade det \u00e4ven i Berlin.<\/em>\u00a0 \u2192 Last week<\/strong> it snowed even in Berlin.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more on Swedish word order, see Sentence analysis for Swedish Syntax (Main Clauses). <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Practice these three principles and check back next week for Swedish Expressions of Time –\u00a0 Round tv\u00e5!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

P\u00e5 torsdag and i torsdags both mean \u201con Thursday.” So which one do I choose, when? This week we\u2019ll sort it out with an intro to Swedish tidsuttyck (time expressions). I\u2019ll share three things to keep in mind when using these phrases. Next week’s post will build on this! Pay Attention to Your Prepositions Many…<\/p>\n

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