Swedish grammar tips

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Grammar guide: How to know where to put the verb in Swedish sentences

Knowing where to put the verb in Swedish sentences is a common issue for Swedish learners, so don’t feel disheartened if you often make this kind of mistake. Hopefully this guide will help.

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Grammar guide: When to use compound words in Swedish

Särskrivning, or writing compound words in Swedish incorrectly as two separate words, is a common mistake among Swedish learners (and among Swedes in general, for that matter). But how do you avoid them?

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Lägga, sätta, ställa: the different Swedish words for ‘put’

‘Put’ is such a simple word in English that you might not pay much attention to it when learning Swedish – but knowing which word to use when can make a huge difference to your fluency.

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Prepositions: When to use 'i' and 'på' in Swedish

Prepositions are one of the most difficult things to get right when learning a new language, and Swedish is no different. These two translate to ‘in’ and ‘on’ in English, but they’re not always used in the same situations in both languages.

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Modal verbs: When to use ‘vill’ and ‘ska’ in Swedish

A common mistake for English speakers just starting out in their Swedish journey is translating the English word ‘will’ into Swedish as ‘vill’. Why is this wrong, and what word should you use instead?