Kapitel 6 · Tuss i skolanOlle’s grammar · Word order · W2
Now we draw: the verb comes second
If a sentence starts with Nu or Här, the verb stays second and the person moves after it.
Nu1 · now
ritar2 · verb
vi3 · person
You met the rule in Kapitel 2: the verb comes second.
Starting with jag, vi or a name is easy: Vi ritar nu.
Starting with Nu (now) or Här (here)? That word takes first place, so vi moves after the verb: Nu ritar vi.
And one more thing: Swedish has one present tense. Jag ritar means both “I draw” and “I’m drawing”.
| Swedish | English | |
|---|
| Vi ritar nu. → Nu ritar vi. | Now we’re drawing. | |
| Vi leker här. → Här leker vi. | Here we play. | |
| Tuss äter nu. → Nu äter Tuss. | Now Tuss is eating. | |
äter (eats), leker (plays) and sitter (sits) are -er verbs; ritar (draws) and hämtar (picks up) are -ar verbs.
Kapitel 7 · Idag och imorgonOlle’s grammar · Word order · W2
Today I work: the verb comes second
After idag, imorgon or sen, the verb stays second: Idag jobbar jag.
Idag1 · time
jobbar2 · verb
jag3 · person
idag (today), imorgon (tomorrow) and sen (then) often start a sentence, just like Nu ritar vi in Kapitel 6.
The present tense also covers the future when a time word says so: Imorgon leker du means “Tomorrow you’re playing”.
Days have no capital letter: måndag, tisdag, onsdag, torsdag, fredag, lördag, söndag. “On Monday” is på måndag.
| Swedish | English | |
|---|
| Idag jobbar jag. | Today I’m working. | |
| Imorgon leker vi. | Tomorrow we’re playing. | |
| Sen äter vi. | Then we eat. | |
| på måndag | on Monday | |
| på lördag | on Saturday | |
Watch out
Idag jag jobbar.Idag jobbar jag. imorgon and idag are also written i morgon and i dag. Both are right.
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