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Caroline says:

July 20, 2010 at 12:02 am

Hej

Kan du förklara skillnaden mellan sämre och värre?

Tack på förhand!

Caroline
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Grace says:

July 20, 2010 at 2:56 am

Hej!

I know you’ve done sin, sitt, sina before, but what’s the difference between sin and hennes (for example). I still get confused as to when to use what.

Tack så mycket!

Grace
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Grace says:

July 20, 2010 at 3:04 am

Oops sorry! I’ve just re-read your sin, sitt, sina article and yes, you do explain the difference. It’s me…. I still don’t get it – DOH!

Tack!

Grace
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Fred says:

July 21, 2010 at 5:58 am

Hi

Would you be able to do a posting regarding different dialects from the different counties? I have been in Värmland and they apparently use the word jämt differently to the rest of Sweden…

I have also heard there are lots of different ways to say ‘girl’ for example.

Fred
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Emilie says:

July 24, 2010 at 7:40 am

Hej,

Could you give a list of some word roots, suffixes, and prefixes? It would be very helpful for those of us struggling to learn vocabulary.

Tack så mycket,

Emilie
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Lungbög says:

July 26, 2010 at 9:23 am

Can you do something on plurals, and how we know which ending to add to a word?

If you could have these for the indefinite and definite forms that would be very helpful!
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lauraagustin says:

July 31, 2010 at 8:19 am

inget problem med fler v mer utan med_
fler v flera
mer v mera
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Andy says:

August 5, 2010 at 2:24 pm

Could you explain the word order in sentences. Such as if I were to write: “I’m going to Sweden tomorrow.”

In Swedish it comes out to be: “I morgon åker jag till Sverige.” Which is fine because I understand that. But I’m not very sure on how/when it’s ok to do that type of switch between the object and the subject.

Source for my example(with an ok explanation that I don’t completely understand)
http://www.ielanguages.com/swedish2.html#wordorder
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rach says:

August 15, 2010 at 11:17 am

Hi there!

What about a post or series of posts about the common words that go together bit then mean something else compared to when the word is by itself. I see håller with different things and by itself in so many different ways and I never know what it means… (Off the top of my head “håller med- agree with)

I can’t think of the other ones right now but there are some others too.
These are sneaky as you need to know the combinations so that the sentence makes sense
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Laura Agustín says:

August 15, 2010 at 2:30 pm

when is it okay to change word order so that INTE doesn’t immediately follow the verb? examples such as
jag kommer ihåg inte instead of kommer inte ihåg
jag känner henne inte instead of jag känner inte henne

and so on. i hear and see both.
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Diana E says:

August 18, 2010 at 4:46 am

It would be a huge help if you could explain how and when to use the different words that mean before. I never know if it’s forr, or if it’s innan. Also, which words express similar meanings to the English word ‘during’? I know I shouldn’t use medan, and I’ve heard a word like förns, or something, that means that something is occurring while something else is occurring- can you help us figure out how to express this concept? Thanks so much- D
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Tim says:

August 23, 2010 at 10:35 pm

Hi Sara,
Really helpful blog. Keep up the good work.
I was wondering the difference between fortfarande and ännu. When should you use one and not the other or are they totally interchangeable?
Thanks,
Tim
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- theswedishteacher says:
  
  August 24, 2010 at 3:09 pm
  
  Hi Tim,
  
  Thank you for your positive feedback, it means a lot to me.
  
  Regarding your question, “fortfarande” means “still” in English, while “ännu” means “yet”. Here is an example to show the difference: Lars är fortfarande på jobbet, han har inte kommit hem ännu.
  
  “Ännu” can also be used in other situations, I wil write a post about that later on.
  
  Sara
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Francis says:

August 25, 2010 at 2:08 am

Hi Sara!

Could you write something on Bisats and the word order when using this together with a huvudats. I’m not sure where to put the word “inte” as I know it’s supposed to be different on both forms.

tack så mycket!
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Francis says:

August 25, 2010 at 2:12 am

I have another question on the use of “för” before words especially in verbs. For example when should someone use “ändrar” or “förändrar” as they seem to mean the same. Also for example “inställer or “ställer in”.
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marre says:

September 25, 2010 at 12:29 am

Hej Sara!
Thanks alot for your blog. Makes many things more clear.

I have following questions:
1) You made a great post about vowels, can you please clarify some about “problem” consonant sounds, especially sk/stj… I assume its very dependant on dialect as i hear people saying it from [sh] to [h], but how to pronounce it correct ?
Also i hear people saying “rs” different. Some pronounce it as [sh], some as [r+s], especially when it comes for words joint (här står jag)……..

2) Verbs with meaning “think” (tycker, tänker, tror etc.), when to use which?

3) Question about word order -
i wrote “Kanske kan du känner dem igen.” But my swedish friend replied that it is incorrect and it should be “kanske du kan…”. Is it so and if it is, why is it so?

Would be greatly appreciated if you find time to reply those.

wbr, marre
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- theswedishteacher says:
  
  September 25, 2010 at 6:30 pm
  
  Hej Marre!
  
  Thank you for all your questions. One of them, question number 2, I can answer right away. I have two posts uo here, one on tänker and one on tycker/tror. You can them here: http://www.thelocal.se/blogs/theswedishteacher/tag/tanker/
  
  http://www.thelocal.se/blogs/theswedishteacher/tag/tycker/
  
  Enjoy!
  Sara
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Justin says:

December 4, 2010 at 5:33 pm

Hello Sara,

Can you explain the use of ja and jo please. One fact I’m certain of:
To answer ‘yes’ to a negative (inte) question use ‘jo’.

In ‘a fiction book’ I’m reading two characters are having a conversation: -

1st character: ”Och kom nu fram med er ide!”.
2nd character: ”Jo! Var ligger ert fartyg …….”.
I’m not sure why the 2nd character says ‘Jo!’ and not ‘Ja!’. [2nd character's idea is a solution to a bad situation!]

Which leads me to another question: Are the following questions (below) identical? If not, why would I use ‘jo’ and not ‘ja’?

1. Jo, var ligger ert fartyg? (Well, where is your ship?)
2. Ja, var ligger ert fartyg?

Sara, I just have one more question. Can you explain the correct use of ‘tja’ please?

I really do hope you can answer my question. I’m always very thankful for your help.

Best wishes (Is it too early to say season’s greetings?)

Justin.
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