{"id":9398,"date":"2021-09-10T12:48:08","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T12:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=9398"},"modified":"2021-10-24T21:25:01","modified_gmt":"2021-10-24T21:25:01","slug":"refresh-your-swedish-reflexive-verbs-and-pronouns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/refresh-your-swedish-reflexive-verbs-and-pronouns\/","title":{"rendered":"Refresh your Swedish Reflexive Verbs and Pronouns"},"content":{"rendered":"
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To understand reflexive verbs, start by thinking about activities where the action reflects back on its subject. For example, \u201cI\u2019ll behave myself.\u201d \u201cHe\u2019ll shave himself,\u201d and so on. In Swedish we pair even more verbs with a reflexive pronoun – the verb “to learn” is reflexive, “to concentrate” is reflexive, too! In this post, we\u2019ll review the use of reflexive pronouns and cover 11 Swedish reflexive verbs with examples. Don\u2019t skimp on this grammar concept! I find that most Swedish students make mistakes using these verbs.
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Svenska reflexiva pronomen \/ Swedish Reflexive Pronouns<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

English uses myself, yourself, her\/him\/themselves, oneself, etc. to denote that a subject is performing an action on its own. \u201cI\u2019ll wash myself.\u201d versus \u201cI\u2019ll wash it.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Swedish, we also use a reflexive pronoun to make this distinction. Luckily, we don\u2019t have to learn a whole new set of pronouns because they are the same as the Swedish object pronouns.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
subject pronoun<\/b><\/td>\nobject pronoun<\/b><\/td>\nreflexive pronoun<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

jag\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

mig\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nmyself<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

du\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

dig\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\n

yourself<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

han\/hon\/hen<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

sig<\/span><\/td>\nhimself\/herself\/themself<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
det\/den<\/span><\/td>\nsig<\/span><\/td>\n\n

itself<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

vi\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

oss<\/span><\/td>\nourselves<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\u00a0 \u00a0ni<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 er<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u00a0 yourselves<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

de\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nsig<\/span><\/td>\n\n

themselves<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


\nSvenska reflexiva verb \/ Swedish Reflexive Verbs<\/strong>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>L\u00e4r sig<\/span><\/i> is the verb for “to learn” in Swedish. It’s made up of the verb l\u00e4r<\/em> and a reflexive pronoun. <\/span>Jag l\u00e4r mig finska<\/span><\/i> translates to \u201cI am learning Finnish.\u201d When using the verb, select the object pronoun that corresponds to the subject. Refer to the chart above for help!<\/span><\/p>\n

Han l\u00e4r sig finska.<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 He is learning Finnish.
\nVi l\u00e4r oss finska.<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 We are learning Finnish.<\/p>\n

Now, I want to make the distinction that just because l\u00e4r sig<\/span><\/i> is a reflexive in Swedish doesn\u2019t mean we translate it to \u201cI learn myself Finnish,” because that just sounds silly, right?\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>If you\u2019re teaching yourSELF Finnish, you would add the emphasizing word <\/span>sj\u00e4lv<\/span><\/i> to this sentence, <\/span>Jag l\u00e4r mig sj\u00e4lv svenska<\/span><\/i>, \u201cI am teaching myself Swedish.\u201d<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Again, reflexive actions are broken down differently in many European languages so these can be especially hard for native English-speakers.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>11 Swedish Reflexive Verbs and their Conjugations<\/strong>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Below, I\u2019ll provide an example of a verb, its conjugations, and an example sentence. We\u2019ll cover question form, and how to negate using reflexives, too! Where does the inte<\/em> go, you ask? Let\u2019s find out!<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>att l\u00e4ra sig<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0to learn<\/span>
\n<\/span>l\u00e4r sig \u2192 l\u00e4rde sig \u2192 har l\u00e4rt sig<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Han l\u00e4rde sig att baka surdegsbr\u00f6d under pandemin. <\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span>He learned to bake sourdough bread during the pandemic.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>att vaccinera sig<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0to get vaccinated<\/span>
\n<\/span>vaccinerar sig \u2192 vaccinerade sig \u2192 har vaccinerat sig<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Folk vaccinerar sig f\u00f6r att undvika bli sjuka med covid-19.<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span>People get vaccinated to avoid getting sick with Covid-19.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>att koncentrera sig<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 to concentrate<\/span>
\n<\/span>koncentrerar sig \u2192 koncentrerade sig \u2192 har koncentrerat sig<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>*Negation alert! <\/span>Inte<\/i><\/b> goes after the verb and reflexive pronoun<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Barnen koncentrerade sig <\/span><\/i>inte<\/i><\/b> p\u00e5 l\u00e4raren.<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span>The children did not concentrate on the teacher. <\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>att skynda sig<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 to hurry <\/span>
\n<\/span>skyndar sig \u2192 skyndade sig \u2192 har skyndat sig<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Ni m\u00e5ste skynda er! Annars kommer ni att missa t\u00e5get! <\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span>You must hurry! Otherwise, you\u2019ll miss the train. <\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>att \u00e5ngra sig<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0to regret<\/span>
\n<\/span>\u00e5ngrar sig \u2192 \u00e5ngrade sig \u2192 har \u00e5ngrat sig<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>*Question form: <\/span>
\n<\/span>\u00c5ngrar hon sig? <\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span>Does she regret (it)?<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>att kl\u00e4 sig<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 to\u00a0 get dressed \/ wear<\/span>
\n<\/span>kl\u00e4r p\u00e5 sig \u2192 kl\u00e4dde p\u00e5 sig \u2192 har kl\u00e4tt p\u00e5 sig<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Ungdomarna kl\u00e4r sig som det \u00e4r 90-talet igen.<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span>Young people dress like it\u2019s the 90s again.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>att k\u00e4nna sig<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0to feel<\/span>
\n<\/span>k\u00e4nner sig \u2192 k\u00e4nde sig \u2192 har k\u00e4nt sig<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>De k\u00e4nner sig tr\u00f6tta efter en l\u00e5ng vandringsdag i Norrbotten. <\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span>They feel tired after a long day of hiking in Norrbotten.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>att bry sig<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 to care <\/span>
\n<\/span>bryr sig \u2192 brydde sig \u2192 har brytt sig<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>*Question form AND negative:<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>–<\/span>Bryr du dig? <\/span><\/i> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0–<\/span><\/i>Do you care?<\/span>
\n<\/span>-Nej, jag bryr mig inte.<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 -Do. I do not care. <\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>att g\u00e5 och l\u00e4gga sig<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 to go to bed<\/span>
\n<\/span>g\u00e5r och l\u00e4gger sig \u2192 gick och la(de) sig \u2192 har g\u00e5tt och lagt sig <\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>-Ska vi titta p\u00e5 ett avsnitt till? <\/span><\/i>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0-Shall we watch one more episode? <\/span>
\n<\/span>-Nej, jag ska g\u00e5 och l\u00e4gga mig.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0 -No, I am going to go to bed. <\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>att gifta sig <\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 to get married<\/span>
\n<\/span>gifter sig \u2192 gifte sig \u2192 har gift sig<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Ska vi gifta oss? <\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span>Shall we get married? <\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>There you have it! A reflexive refresher. I recommend spending more time on these reflexives than you think you need. In everyday usage, you need to think about the proper conjugation of your verb AND assigning the correct reflexive pronoun. The more practice, the better!
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To understand reflexive verbs, start by thinking about activities where the action reflects back on its subject. For example, \u201cI\u2019ll behave myself.\u201d \u201cHe\u2019ll shave himself,\u201d and so on. In Swedish we pair even more verbs with a reflexive pronoun – the verb “to learn” is reflexive, “to concentrate” is reflexive, too! In this post, we\u2019ll…<\/p>\n

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