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Language/Swedish/Vocabulary/At-Home

2016-11-02T17:14:37Z

Brainwashme: Created page with "Bedroom = Sovrum Bathroom = Badrum Kitchen = Kök Livingroom = Vardagsrum Dining room = Matsal Laundry room = Tvättstuga Basement = Källare Attic = Vind"

Bedroom = Sovrum

Bathroom = Badrum

Kitchen = Kök

Livingroom = Vardagsrum

Dining room = Matsal

Laundry room = Tvättstuga

Basement = Källare

Attic = Vind

Language/Swedish/Vocabulary/Colors

2016-11-02T17:12:01Z

Brainwashme: Created page with "Blue = Blå Red = Röd Yellow = Gul Purple = Lila Pink = Rosa White = Vit Beige = Beige Brown = Brun Green = Grön Black = Svart Orange = Orange"

Blue = Blå

Red = Röd

Yellow = Gul

Purple = Lila

Pink = Rosa

White = Vit

Beige = Beige

Brown = Brun

Green = Grön

Black = Svart

Orange = Orange

Language/Swedish/Grammar/Negations

2016-11-02T11:51:16Z

Brainwashme: Created page with "To make a Swedish sentence negative we use the word "inte." We put it in different positions in a sentence depending on if it is a main clause or a subordinate clause. Exampl..."

To make a Swedish sentence negative we use the word "inte." We put it in different positions in a sentence depending on if it is a main clause or a subordinate clause.

Example:

MAIN CLAUSE

"Jag gillar '''inte''' glass, eftersom jag är allergisk mot mjölk." <-- "inte" is placed after the verb

(I do '''not''' like ice cream, because I am allergic to milk.)

SUBORDINATE CLAUSE

"Eftersom jag '''inte''' gillar glass, äter jag frukt istället." <-- "inte" is placed before the verb

(Because I do '''not''' like ice cream, I eat fruit instead.)

Language/Swedish/Grammar/Adjectives

2016-11-01T10:10:41Z

Brainwashme: Created page with "Alert: Before you take this lesson you should take the lesson on Swedish nouns! In Swedish, the adjectives are conjugated depending on the noun that is being described. Firs..."

Alert: Before you take this lesson you should take the lesson on Swedish nouns!

In Swedish, the adjectives are conjugated depending on the noun that is being described.

First, see this English example:

Adjective: beautiful

A '''beautiful''' house.

A '''beautiful''' girl.

Two '''beautiful''' paintings.

The adjective doesn't change!

Now, look at the Swedish example:

Adjective: vacker

Ett '''vackert''' hus. <-- a -t is added because "hus" is an "ett-word"

En '''vacker''' flicka. <-- the adjective does not need to be conjugated when describing "en-words"

Två '''vackra''' tavlor. <-- we remove -er and add -ra, to show that this word is in plural.

Let's look at another example:

Adjective: stor (eng: big)

Ett '''stort''' bord. (eng: a big table)

En '''stor''' skola. (eng: a big school)

Två '''stora''' hästar. (eng: two big horses)

Can you tell the difference now?

Language/Swedish/Vocabulary/Family

2016-11-01T08:41:34Z

Brainwashme: Created page with "== Familj = Family == Mamma = mother Pappa = father Son = son Dotter = daughter Barn = child Syster = sister Bror = brother Syskon = sibling Husdjur = pet == Släkt =..."

== Familj = Family ==
Mamma = mother

Pappa = father

Son = son

Dotter = daughter

Barn = child

Syster = sister

Bror = brother

Syskon = sibling

Husdjur = pet

== Släkt = relatives ==
Moster = aunt (maternal)

Faster = aunt (paternal)

Morbror = uncle (maternal)

Farbror= uncle (paternal)

Kusin = cousin

Mormor = grandmother (maternal)

Morfar = grandfather (maternal)

Farmor = grandmother (paternal)

Farfar = grandfather (paternal)

Language/Swedish/Grammar/Sentense-Structure

2016-10-31T12:48:07Z

Brainwashme: Created page with "== Subject-verb-object == Each language has a particular sentence structure and they are all built up by grammatical functions: * Subject --> the person/animal/thing doing s..."

== Subject-verb-object ==
Each language has a particular sentence structure and they are all built up by grammatical functions:

* Subject --> the person/animal/thing doing something
* Verb --> what the person/animal/thing is doing
* Object --> who/what is being affected by what the subject is doing

In Swedish, the sentence structure is built with SUBJECT-VERB-OBJECT. We call it "simple word order."

Example:

Jag läser en bok (I read a book)

To know the '''subject''', ask yourself: Who is reading? --> "'''Jag'''", so "jag" is the '''subject'''.

To know the '''verb''', ask yourself: What is "jag" doing? --> "'''Läser'''", so "läser" is the '''verb'''.

To know the '''object''', ask yourself: What is being read? --> "'''En bok'''", so "en bok" is the '''object'''.

Swedish also has something called "reversed word order" which means that if something else than the subject comes first in a sentence, we have to move the verb to the second position.

Example:

Jag läser en bok

(S) (V) (O)

I dag '''läser''' jag en bok (Today I read a book)

(V) (S) (O)

Do you see that "läser" and "jag" have switched places? A good tip is to think that the verb ALWAYS should be in the second position in a sentence.

Language/Swedish/Grammar/When-use-Ett-or-En

2016-10-31T06:35:24Z

Brainwashme:

== INDEFINITE FORM ==
In Swedish we have two words to choose between when we want to write about nouns in indefinite form: En or Ett.

For example:
Ett bord = A table

En hund = A dog

Ett äpple = An apple

En skola = A school

== COMMON MISTAKE ==
En (Swedish article) = An (English article)

Ett (Swedish article) = A (English article)

This is not true. There is no grammatical rule to know when to use En or Ett, you just simply have to learn them.

== DEFINITE FORM ==
When we want a noun to be in definite form we add a suffix to the noun; -en, -n or -et.

For example:
Ett bord = Bordet

En hund = Hunden

Ett äpple = Äpplet

En skola = Skolan <-- Here we just add -n since the word already ends with a vowel.
As you might have noticed, you can know which suffix to use by looking at the indefinite article.

If it's an "En-word", the suffix is -en or -n.

If it's an "Ett-word", the suffix is -et.

Language/Swedish/Grammar/When-use-Ett-or-En

2016-10-31T06:24:09Z

Brainwashme:

Language/Swedish/Grammar/When-use-Ett-or-En

2016-10-31T06:21:38Z

Brainwashme: Created page with "In Swedish we have two words to choose between when we want to write about nouns in indefinite form: En or Ett. For example: Ett bord = a table En hund = a dog Ett äpple..."

In Swedish we have two words to choose between when we want to write about nouns in indefinite form: En or Ett.

For example:

Ett bord = a table

En hund = a dog

Ett äpple = an apple

En skola = a school

Many people believe that en = an and ett = a. That is not the case. There is ngrammaticala fule to know when to use which. You just simpelt have to lesrn.

Language/Swedish/Grammar/Pronouns

2016-10-30T19:51:12Z

Brainwashme:

Subjective form

Jag = I

Du = You (singular)

Han = He

Hon = She

Den/Det = It

Vi = We

Ni = You (plural)

De = They

Objective form

Mig = Me

Dig = You (singular)

Honom = Him

Henne = Her

Den/Det = It

Oss = Us

Er = You (plural)

Dem = Them

Language/Swedish/Grammar/Pronouns

2016-10-30T19:47:01Z

Brainwashme:

Subjective form

Jag = I

Du = You (singular)

Han = He

Hon = She

Den/Det = It

Vi = We

Ni = You (plural)

De = They

Language/Swedish/Grammar/Pronouns

2016-10-30T19:46:13Z

Brainwashme: Created page with "Jag = I Du = You (singular) Han = He Hon = She Den/Det = It Vi = We Ni = You (plural) De = They"

Jag = I

Du = You (singular)

Han = He

Hon = She

Den/Det = It

Vi = We

Ni = You (plural)

De = They