Learn Swedish (To Be) Grammar (Present)
Posted by admin | Posted in iPod touch | Posted on 12-10-2010-05-2008
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Want to Go Swedish with me on your iPhone/iPod touch? www.xinsight.ca New GoSwedish iPhone app – A friendly introduction to Swedish. Get the app by visiting the webpage for more information. Scroll down to buy and download GoSwedish. You can now Go Swedish with me anywhere in this fun way, too. Here is the url that takes you to the app store: itunes.apple.com However, about this lesson: For those of you who wanted me to repeat myself more in videos. This one is for you! I am so on repeat to give you the very best! I hope you´ll be able to keep up! Repeat after me, perhaps in a video response one day? It’s been a while since I uploaded a video. Sorry about that. At last there’s a new video from me where you will learn some new Swedish. This is my first grammar video. So many of you have requested that for such a long time and now I am happy to give you TO BE (Att vara) …More grammar to come! I hope that you will enjoy this video, I enjoyed creating it for you. Thank You for watching and for commenting and Thank You for all of your support! It really means so much to me and my channel and my videos! 
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will you please do a video on grammar for can?
WTF
thank u soooo much …. I like ur lessons
and I hope u do more..
@LexyLuvatic oh dear, that’s the sweetest comment. Thank You. I can’t believe someone can feel that way .. Wow… I am blushing
I wish i had your voice. *-*
@naeloo Thank You so very much. I appreciate you following my videos. It really does mean a lot to me. I am glad you find my videos helpful, there are much more lessons to come. I am working on a bunch right now!
That’s really cool . i really love your lessons , they are very helpful , i’m following all your videos
Your question made me think further though, I think the noun ultimately determines whether ‘det’ or ‘den’ is used when referring to an attributed noun. As I put ‘the alphabet’ and ‘the swedish’ through an online translator which came out as ‘det alfabetet’ and ‘den svenska’, respectively. As when ‘The Swedish alphabet’ is used it is ‘Det Svenska alfabetet’ inferring that the noun takes dominance (you pluralise both the noun and adjective it seems).
…I think.
…referring to the thing you are talking about as a ‘Det’ or ‘Den’.
So for example, don’t just learn ‘Hus’, learn ‘ETt hus’ or ‘husET’ You then know that when referring to it, it will be ‘dET’. For example: ‘Jag bor i ett hus. dET är…’ I think it works the same for personal pronouns (my), though I haven’t figured ‘mina’ out yet. So e.g. ‘Jag bor I ETt hus…miTT hus är…’ another example would be ‘jag har EN stol…dEN ar…miN Stol’.
@eliottelescorielese 3. I had the same problem and had to search a little to find out. I think the general rule is: Well, you know how we (in English) just use ’a’ to refer to a given noun, subject, or anything basically? And you know how the Swedes use ‘ett’ and ‘en’? These are known as neuter and common gender, respectively. Anyway, the biggest piece of advice I can give you is to learn Swedish words in the form of ‘a’ or ‘the’. This will then give you what you need to know when referring…
@GoSwedish If I am right…things like DET and so on are like in german and it is an article which is used in front of the word, but swedish has also articles to use behind the word? Do I get it?
By the way…this is the fifth language (czech-my mother tongue, english, german, russian, now swedish) I learn, the next week I start finnish and I just wanted to say that you are wayyy better thn any language book I’ve ever had….thank you so much for all you are doing.
@GoSwedish if I am right…things like DET and so on are like in german and it is an article which is used before the word but swedish has also articles to use behind the word??? Is it like that or not???
By the way…this is fifth language I learn and I am Czech, not German
Hejj alla…. Jag lär mig svenska för 9 veckor. Jag kan inte tala svenska bra. jag skulle gärna na°gon fra°n Sverige träffa, därför jag kan prata/tala p°a svenska och lära mig. Jag behöver hjälpa p°a svenska….
Hälsningar fr°an Kroatien….
@eliottelescorielese Oh dear! It’s tricky. I am not a professional teacher so I don’t really know the answer to everything, unfortunately. However when you say “Jag är” you do use an Ä not an A in “är” and it sounds like an Ä, too – like in “Hair”. The letter O is never read as an U – More like an Å, I’d say. But really it sounds like an O it’s just not heard as much. Well, you could say “Svenska alfabetet” without DET but umm… Hmmm…
It’s so tricky…
There are things about swedish that I will never understand:
1. Ä is supposed to sound like “hair”, right? Berätta for example… Why is in “Jag är” a simple a?
2. The letter O is sometimes read as an O and sometimes as an U (like doom), how can you understand how to read a word?
3. I heard that “the book” in swedish is “boket” or something like this… But why do you say “DET svenska alfabetet”? Is it because you use an adjective?
Sorry for my ridiculus English and thanks forthe explanation
@oOMexicanChurroOo, that’s very kind of you to write me again. Yes, I do like him very much, and he was found quilty. That’s in the past – sadly for him it probably never could be as that’s nasty false allergations to carry on your shoulders. Anyway, enough of about it. I appreciate that you apologized. But I’m not Michael, so I am all good, but I’ll send the words to Michael above (haha) I appreciate your support on my channel and your kind words. Thank You, from the heart. It means alot.
@GoSwedish i don’t really care about Michael Jackson, so sorry if my comment offended you i guess you like him, anyway, your lessons are cool and help me, so i apologize.
@oOMexicanChurroOo, okay? Thanks for your input, I suppose. Have you lived under a rock or something? He was innocent – didn’t you hear that? And also, how would you like it if some kids lied about your touching them, would it make your life happier? I THINK NOT! You’d rather die, wouldn’t you? than to have someone think that, am I correct? So, there we go… Just think what he went through. I send love to Michael in heaven. I am glad you liked my lesson
I come in peace, don’t worry!
The lesson was pretty good, men Michael Jackson är i helvete eftersom han är pedofil.
Guys the stuff is great, really!!! Keep up the good work, could you be found on facebook?
@palmbeachpreppi, great explaination. Thanks. It’s so hard to explain sometimes, isn’t it? Even for a Swede it gets difficult!
@TrakaBoba
den is used for a thing (animal, furniture, etc)
det is used… its hard to explain, heres an example
den would be used ini this situation.
the puppy is running. IT IS going fast. (describing the puppy, an object)
det would be used here:
IT IS nice to see you again. (not describing something in particular.)
so again- den- it is moving so fast
det- it is great that you are here
hope that helps!
i am an international student studying in borås, sweden. This tutorial is very helpfull, i recommend you to post more day to day swedish lessons which will be helpful for attending an interview or to approach an consultancy regarding job. I would like to say tusen tack for your effort and pain behind these sweet voice video tutorial.
gorgeous voice… cheers
what is the difference between Den and Det??
thank you for this videos. they are very helpful, I enjoy them alot.