Grammar guides Swedish
Clear explanations of the grammar points learners find hardest, with examples and common mistakes.
En or ett? Swedish noun genders explained
How Swedish nouns split into en-words and ett-words, how the gender shapes articles and adjectives, and tips for learning it.
A1Swedish pronunciation: vowels, pitch accent and the sj sound
A practical guide to Swedish sounds: long and short vowels, the nine vowel letters, pitch accent, soft g and k, and the sj and tj sounds.
A2Preterite vs perfect in Swedish: talking about the past
How Swedish forms the preterite and the perfect, the four verb groups and the supine, and when to use each past tense.
A2Swedish noun plurals and definite forms
The five plural groups in Swedish, how to form the definite singular and plural, and the irregular nouns to learn by heart.
A2Swedish word order: the verb-second rule
Why the verb always comes second in a Swedish main clause, how inversion works, and where the negation goes in main and subordinate clauses.
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