Grammar Rules (A1 - Svenska)

Question 1

Question Word Order (Information)

Where are you from?

Answer 1

Question word + verb + subject

= Varifrån kommer du?

Question 2

Question Word Order (Yes/No)

Are you from Spain?

Answer 2

Verb + subject + object

= Kommer du från Spanien?

Question 3

Verb + inte (word order)

I don’t work now.

Answer 3

Subject + verb + INTE + …..

= Jag jobbar inte nu.

Question 4

present tense verbs end in….

Answer 4

___r (kommer, talar, är)

___s (trivs, träffas)

Question 5

en vs. ett

Answer 5

74% en - 26% ett

Question 6

Vilken vs. Vilket

Answer 6

Vilken + en ord / Vilket + ett ord

Question 7

Hur + ______

Answer 7

Hur + adjective (många, mycket)

Question 8

Många vs. mycket

Answer 8

många = countable

mycket = uncountable

Question 9

Vad….för?

(word order?

What is your telefone number?

Answer 9

Vad + verb + subject + (preposition) + för + noun

= Vad har du för telefonnummer?

Question 10

When?

3 ways to say it

Answer 10

När = Hur dags = Vilken tid

Question 11

Sentence Word Order (PUT TIME / PLACE FIRST)

I drink tea in the morning.

At the store I buy bread.

Answer 11

TIME + verb + subject + object
= På morgonen dricker jag en te.

PLACE + verb + subject + object
= I äffaren köper jag bröd

Question 12

Sentence Word Order (SUBJECT FIRST)

I drink tea in the morning.

Answer 12

Subject + verb + object + time

= Jag dricker en te på morgonen

Question 13

en ___ —> ___en

en penna
en bil

Answer 13

__V + n (penna - pennan)

__C + en (bil - bilen)

Question 14

ett ___ —> ___et

ett äpple
ett liv

Answer 14

__V + t (äpple - äpplet)

__C + et (liv - livet)

Question 15

imperative spelling rules

__ar / vaknar = ?
__er / ringer = ?
__or / tror = ?

Answer 15

no subject

__ar -> __a / vaknar - vakna
__er -> ___ / ringer - ring
__or -> __o / tror - tro

Question 16

infinitive verbs

Answer 16

often end with “-a”

(__er -> -er + a = ___a) - köpa
(___ar -> -r = ___a) - träffa
(__or -> -r = __o) - bo
(__år -> - r = __å) - gå

Question 17

present - imperative - infinitive

pratar, skriver, går

Answer 17

1- pratar - prata - prata
2- skriver - skriv - skriva
3- går - gå - gå

EXCEPTIONS- ses, trivas

Question 18

helping verbs (sentence word order)

We will meet Eric in town.

Answer 18

subject + kan / ska / vill / måste + infinitive verb

= Vi ska träffa Eric i stan.

Question 19

helping verbs (question word order)

Will we meet Eric in town?

Answer 19

Helping verb + subject + infinitive verb

= Ska vi träffa Erick i stan?

Question 20

Helping verbs with “inte” (word order)

We will not meet Eric in town.

Answer 20

helping verb + inte + infinitive verb

= Vi ska inte träffa Eric i stan.

Question 21

Den/Det här + noun

Den/Det där + noun

Answer 21

Den här + ___en
Det här + ___et

Den där + ___en
Det där + ___et

Question 22

plurals

Answer 22

en-words have (-er, -or, -ar)
(en words that end in (-a) get (—or) in plural (paprika = paprikor)

ett-words have (-n) or same form

Question 23

adverbs (word order) - sällan, ofta, alltid, aldrig

I ADVERB drink wine.
On tuesdays, I ADVERB eat tacos.

Answer 23

subject + verb + ADVERB
OR time word + verb + subject + ADVERB

Jag dricker alltid vin.
På tisdag, ätter jag alltid tacos.

Question 24

adverbs (word order) - ibland

I sometimes drink beer

Answer 24

IBLAND + verb + subject
OR
Subject + verb + IBLAND

Ibland dricker jag öl
Jag dricker öl ibland

Question 25

Tycker om / Gillar + ???

Answer 25

I like + noun

Question 26

Tycker om att / Gillar att + ???

Answer 26

I like to + verb

Question 27

adjective endings for -en, -ett, plurals

Answer 27

en + adverb + en word (halig)
ett + adverbT + ett word (haligt)
adverbA + plural (haliga)

adjs ending with (-nde) don’t change

Question 28

Preteritum (past) group 1

talar

Answer 28

always -a / -ar
past = +de

(tala!, tala, taller, talade)

Question 29

Preteritum (past) group 2A

bygger

Answer 29

imperative = -consonant
present = -er
past = +de 

(bygg!, bygga, bygger, byggde)

Question 30

Preteritum (past) group 2B

reser

Answer 30

imperative = -(k, p, s, t, x)
present = -er
past = +te 

(res!, resa, reser, reste)

Question 31

Preteritum (past) group 3

bor

Answer 31

imperative & infinitive = -long vowel (not a)
present = -r
past = -dde

(bo!, bo, bor, bodde)

Question 32

Preteritum (past) group 4 (special)

skriver

Answer 32

no rules!

skriv!, skriva, skriver, skrev

Question 33

th (10th, 16th)

Answer 33

+ de = ___th

10th = tionde
16th = sextonde

Question 34

o____ (ogift)

Answer 34

O+____ = opposite

ogift = unmarried 
ovänner = enemies

Question 35

comparative & superlatives (billig, ny) (taller than)

Answer 35

comparative = +are
(billigare, nyare)
(than = än)
(taller than = långre än)

superlative = +ast
(billigast, nyast)

Question 36

nouns

a, the, plural, the plural

Answer 36

en \_\_\_a = \_\_\_an = \_\_\_or = \_\_\_orna
 en \_\_\_? = \_\_\_en = \_\_\_ar = \_\_\_arna
en \_\_\_? = \_\_\_en = \_\_\_er = \_\_\_erna 
ett \_\_V  = \_\_\_Vt  = \_\_Vn  = \_\_\_Vna   
ett \_\_C = \_\_Cet  = \_\_\_C  = \_\_\_Cen

Question 37

jag åker / tar / går / reser

Answer 37

åker - (bus, tunnelbana, taxi, båt, färja, till CITY/COUNTRY)

tar - (bussen, tunnelbanan, taxin, båten, färjan)

går - (COOP, Hemköp)

reser - (till USA, till Malmö)

Question 38

present perfect (4 groups)

Answer 38

1 - prata + t = pratat  
2a  - ring + t = ringt
2b - köp + 2 = köpt 
3 - bo + tt = bott 
4a - skriv + it = skrivit
4b - SPECIAL