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Can someone translate/explain this sentence for me please?

In this article from 8 sidor https://8sidor.se/sverige/2024/12/fler-flickor-snusar/

there is one sentence I don't understand and google translate is of no help.

I gymnasiet snusar var tredje elev.

Seems like there are two verbs?

8 Comments
2024/12/02
14:27 UTC

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En experimentell studie av flerspråkighet i Sverige

Hej!

Vi är två lärarstudenter vid Stockholms universitet som för närvarande skriver vårt examensarbete inom ämnet svenska som andraspråk. Inom ramen för vår studie planerar vi att genomföra ett experiment, och vi vore mycket tacksamma om du skulle vilja delta som respondent. Vi vänder oss till dig som: 1) har arabiska eller turkiska som modersmål, 2) är mellan 30-50 år och 3) har bott i Sverige i minst 10 år.

Är du rätt person? Vänligen följ länken nedan.

https://research.sc/participant/login/dynamic/9633BF9C-C565-46A6-82CC-FA7F6449A36D

Ditt deltagande innebär att besvara några frågor som tar cirka 7-10 minuter. Vi tackar på förhand för din tid och ditt värdefulla bidrag till vår forskning. Experimentet kan endast göras på datorer.

Vänligen,

Imane och Yaren

5 Comments
2024/12/02
13:12 UTC

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Varför honkön i Emils kattvisa?

Varför er det honkönsböjningar?

Lille katt, lille katt, lille söte katta. Vet du att, vet du att, de blir mörkt om natta.

Lille gris, lille gris, lille söte grisen. Om du frys, om du frys, så gör eld i spisen.

Lille ko, lille ko, lille söte koa.

20 Comments
2024/12/02
09:55 UTC

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Egen Eget Egna

I understand that Egen use with en word, Eget with ett and Egna with plural. But i don't understand how you actually use it in sentence, especially when you use it with Sin/Sitt/Sina, like the reflexiva pronomen already reflected the ownership back to the subjekt, so whats the point of using this egen? Or its not so commonly used?

Would be nice if anyone could explain and give me some examples🥺

13 Comments
2024/12/02
09:12 UTC

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Webbplats för svenska filmer/tv serier

Hej! Jag pluggar svenska och jag har sett vår tid är nu för två år sedan och vill gärna se om. Tyvärr är det inte tillgänglig på SVT. Jag försökte att skapa ett konto på viaplay men jag har inget svenskt kort. Finns det något annat site för svenska filmer/tv serier?

Tack så mycket på förhand!

3 Comments
2024/12/02
01:11 UTC

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Buying books in the Swedish language?

I'm an avid reader and since there's not a huge reason for me to learn Swedish, the only thing that keeps it fresh in my brain is media. So movies, TV shows, music etc. but I loveeee reading! Swedish is a hard language to find typical fiction books in the U.S. though... Does anyone know where I could find translations or original Swedish fiction books that can be shipped in the U.S.?

13 Comments
2024/11/30
22:39 UTC

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Is den/det/de sometimes dropped for definite nouns with adjectives?

Hi all,

I have noticed the following 2 sentences in my book that have left me perplexed.

  1. "Då är sista ordet i frasen betonat."
  2. "En röd, charmig gammal stuga på landet, utsikt över havet, en trädgård full med blommor och långt till närmaste granne."

I would have instead expected:

  1. "Då är det sista ordet i frasen betonat."
  2. "...och långt till den närmaste grannen"

Could someone please explain to me what is happening here? Do the bottom 2 at least sound correct? Thank you!

5 Comments
2024/11/30
21:58 UTC

1

How long is the Duolingo Swedish course?

How many units does the course consist of? How long would it take to complete the course?

0 Comments
2024/11/30
21:22 UTC

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”bete sig” och ”bära sig åt”

I’m trying to get the feel of the distinction between bete sig and bära sig åt.  Are they interchangeable in the following ten examples?  Is bära sig åt  less formal and more often used in speech?   Can anyone propose instances where one is definitely to be preferred to the other?

  1. han kan bete sig som en riktig liten gentleman
  2. rocksångarna brukade bete sig som det föll dem in
  3. hon ha betett sig olämpligt under en efterfest
  4. hur beter du dig egentligen med den där korkskruven?  
  5. jag fattar inte hur hon bär sig åt för att hinna med allt
  6.  vissa trafikanter bär sig åt som galningar!
  7. han bär sig åt som om han var från vettet! 
  8. men hur bär du dig åt, människa!
  9. hur ska man bära sig åt i den situationen?
  10. jag har burit mig illa åt
5 Comments
2024/11/30
20:45 UTC

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Abroad in Sweden with food allergies

Hello! I’m studying abroad in Stockholm next semester but I have anaphylactic (deadly) peanut, treenut and shellfish allergies. Usually when I travel I print a laminated card explaining this in whatever the local language is, but I don’t know anyone who speaks Swedish. Could anyone help translate in a natural way for a printed card along the lines of “ I have a peanut, Treenut, and shellfish allergy, could you alert the kitchen of this and let me know if you can accommodate / if it would be safe?” Any help would be very much appreciated.

36 Comments
2024/11/30
18:37 UTC

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Resurser för att uppnå den B2 nivån

Jag känner om som min svenska är fast på omkring nivå B1 och förbättrar sig inte.

Jag försökte titta innehåll på SVT, men de flesta är ganska tråkiga eller inte tillgängliga utanför Sverige.

Vet du om någon resande YouTuber eller TikToker med svenska undertexter? Eller böcker på lättsvenska och liknade. Andra förslag är välkomna. Tack.

7 Comments
2024/11/30
18:22 UTC

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German vs English which one is more similar to Swedish

I want to know if German is more similar to Swedish than English because if so I will learn German to make it easier to learn Swedish but if English is more similar to Swedish than German I don’t have to learn German.

62 Comments
2024/11/30
12:24 UTC

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Is Chatgpt right here?

I think they are both correct, but a bit different in meaning. What is your opinion?

3 Comments
2024/11/30
10:37 UTC

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Var säger man klocker och kroner?

88 Comments
2024/11/30
11:27 UTC

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Position of satsadverb - Question

Hey everyone,

so I am currently using the Rivstart B2/C1 books and stumbled upon something I don't quite understand.

The exercise is chapter 2 ex. 6 nr. 13, the task is to choose all correct answers. My issue are these two possible sentences:

Jag kritiserar inte Peter. Jag tycker det han gjorde var bra. Eller: Jag kritiserar Peter inte. Jag tycker det han gjorde var bra.

According to the solution, the first one is correct, but I think it should be the second one. Why?

According to the book itself, you place a satsadverb after the object if you want to put the focus on the verb. In this case I think it wants to say "I am not criticizing, I like his work", so the focus is clearly on the verb (would be in line with the other two options in the task I haven't listed here and that I had selected correctly). But the solution thinks that the satsadverb should stand where the focus lies on the pronoun.

Who is correct? And if it's not me, what have I missed? Is the difference cause there's no pronoun but the object itself (Peter instead of honom)?

Thank you for an explanation. Have a nice day :)

4 Comments
2024/11/30
09:28 UTC

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En eller ett som är svåra för infödda svenskar?

Jag såg en Instagramvideo för någon dag sedan där en språkkomiker testade Macron på om ett fransk ord var maskulint eller feminint. Självklart var det "luringar" och udda ord men Macron missade ändå på ett par vilket förvånade mig. Jag trodde att som infödd så sitter sådant ändå i ryggmärgen.

På svenska så uppfattar jag att för någon med svenska som modersmål så gör man aldrig fel på en eller ett. Stämmer det eller har någon förslag på ord där det är svårt eller där gemene man kanske inte vet?

59 Comments
2024/11/30
08:28 UTC

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Julkort

Jag skriver julkort till mina nära och kära. Hur börjar och slutar man julkort på svenska? På engelska skulle jag skriva "Till..." och "Från..." men jag är osäker på om det skulle passa på svenska.

Tack!

3 Comments
2024/11/29
21:59 UTC

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de eller dem

Jag är född i sverige, svenska är mitt första språk och jag har gått i svensk skola hela mitt liv men en sak jag ALDRIG kommer förstå är skillnaden mellan de och dem. Jag har sökt, jag har frågat men fattar fortfarande. kanske nån här kan förklara bättre?? handlar det liksom om singular och plural eller vadå

44 Comments
2024/11/29
20:38 UTC

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“föll dem in” och “kork­skruven”

Can anyone help me translate the following?

  1. rocksångarna brukade bete sig som det föll dem in
  2. hur beter du dig egentligen med den där kork­skruven?

I suppose “det föll dem in” and “kork­skruven” are idioms which I'm not familiar with.  Or does “kork­skruven” just mean, well, corkscrew? Both sentences come from the SAOB app entry on “bete sig”.   

Many thanks for help with these, and to all who have helped me with other miscellaneous queries over the past several weeks.

6 Comments
2024/11/29
20:33 UTC

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Grammar/Word order Question

I don't understand the Swedish translation of this English sentence.

EN: Which disease does the patient have?

SV: Vad har patienten för sjukdom?

My first try at translation was: Vilken sjukdomen har patienten?

I see now that the definite form of "sjukdom" is incorrect. The focus on the correct answer (from Duolingo) is with the patient not the disease. Also, I don't understand the use of "för".

Thank you for any explanation you can provide.

Edit: I see now that the following translation was accepted: Vilken sjukdom har patienten?

3 Comments
2024/11/29
18:43 UTC

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använda vs tillämpa

Hi there,

can you please explain the difference?

I learned att använda as something like to use / to operate. Is att tillämpa then more like to apply?

What's the difference in the usage though?

I could imagine this example: Hur använder jag den här maskinen?

But what can I tillämpa? Something I learned in theory and apply it practically now? Or would probably a submit button for saving changes be labeled "tillämpa"?

Thank you!

10 Comments
2024/11/29
18:12 UTC

96

Jag heter Sten.

Hi all. I was born in the early 70s. My grandfather came from Sweden. I was born & raised in US. No one spoke Swedish to me growing up. Recently, I’ve started learning Swedish. I don’t see my name in media or contemporary usage. Is old-fashioned? Does it have negative connotations? Or somehow unpopular?

116 Comments
2024/11/29
17:46 UTC

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elvasnåret

Mer av en autistisk fråga än en språkfråga, men hur lång tid innefattar "-snåret"? Om nån säger att vi ska ses vid elvasnåret, är det okej att komma kvart över elva eller har jag gått förbi snåret då?

9 Comments
2024/11/29
10:15 UTC

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how can i become svenska-pilled

context: i am an american (born and raised) who also speaks spanish. i truly love sweden despite not ever visiting and i just want to visit and learn swedish So bad. yknow how weird white guys act abt japan? that’s me with Glorious sweden. i’m joking ofc lol it’s ik its just a country with its own issues and whatnot. anyway, the most i’ve done to learn swedish is when i went through a period in 2020 where I studied swedish on duolingo. obviously both the surface level studying + not residing in an area where i would encounter swedish-speakers/ be forced to engage with the language hinder my current knowledge of it, so i really would appreciate some tips/resources in learning the language. also would appreciate knowing if there are specific services or videos that would specifically work for me as an American. sorry this was so wordy!!! 🙏🏻

68 Comments
2024/11/29
04:41 UTC

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A nice tool to improve your Swedish pronunciation

Hey guys, we're polyglots who also happen to be software engineers.

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We believe YourBestAccent is a great tool to improve your language skills. By using it, you're sure you're actually making progress instead of making the same mistakes over and over again.

Go to yourbestaccent.com and take your language skills to a completely new level!

6 Comments
2024/11/28
17:05 UTC

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Fornsvensk verbböjning

0 Comments
2024/11/28
13:09 UTC

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What's the difference between "cirka" and "ungefär"?

Which one is more common to use in informal casual talk? For example I'm talking with my friend, does this sentence sound casual: "Det tar ca 1 vecka att få det"? When should I use "cirka" and when "ungefär"?

41 Comments
2024/11/28
11:48 UTC

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What's the difference between "smärtsamt" and "göra ont"?

Which one would you use for an informal talk? For example, I wanted to tell my friend that I was given injection and it was painful. "Jag fick en injektion och det gjorde ont." Is this one okay? How is it different from this one below? "Jag fick en injektion och det var smärtsamt"

22 Comments
2024/11/28
08:59 UTC

40

Is helvetet a bad word?

Just started learning Swedish and wanted to learn how to swear lol

54 Comments
2024/11/28
06:32 UTC

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How to learn Swedish?

I am a English speaker and I want to learn Swedish! I can’t spend much money on it so I use duolingo and memrise. I want to know if there is a better way to learn for free, tack!

20 Comments
2024/11/27
23:15 UTC

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