Grammar

På svenska

Many of the examples in this grammar are taken from texts and dialogues in the course.

1. Clauses

1.1 Main clauses and subordinate clauses – an overview

1.2 Main clauses

1.2.1 Declarative clauses

1.2.2 Questions with question words

1.2.3 Yes/no questions

1.2.4 Imperative clauses

1.2.5 Main clause + main clause – coordination    

1.2.6 Clausal adverbial (e.g. negation)

1.3 Subordinate clauses

1.3.1 Subordinating conjunctions: att (that), om (if), när (when)

1.3.2 Word order in subordinate clauses

1.3.3 Other subordinate clauses

 

2. Pronouns

2.1 Personal pronouns – an overview

2.1.1 Subject, object and reflexive

2.1.2 Reflexive pronouns

2.2 Possessive pronouns

2.2.1 Min, mitt, mina

2.2.2 Sin, hans, hennes, hens

2.3 Relative pronouns – som

2.4 Demonstrative pronouns – den här, den där

2.5 Other pronouns – e.g. ingen (none), någon (som) vilken (which)

3. Verbs

3.1 Verbs – an overview

3.2 Regular verbs

3.2.1 Imperative forms

3.2.2 Present tense

3.2.3 Infinitive

3.2.4 Auxiliary verbs

3.2.5 Preterite tense

3.2.6 Perfect and pluperfect tense

3.2.7 Using preterite and perfect tense

3.2.8 Future tense

3.2.9 Passive verb forms

3.2.10 Verb + particles

3.2.11 Perfect participle

3.2.12 Present participle

3.3 Strong and irregular verbs

3.3.1 Strong verbs

3.3.2 Irregular verbs

3.3.3 List of strong and irregular verbs

3.3.4 Perfect participle

4. Nouns

4.1 Nouns – an overview

4.2 Singular

4.2.1 Indefinite and definite forms

4.2.2 Forms without any article

4.3 Plurals, plural formation – an overview

4.3.1 Indefinite form

4.3.2 Definite form

4.3.3 Irregular plurals

4.4 Using indefinite and definite forms

4.5 Genitives

5. Adjectives

5.1 Adjectives and nouns, indefinite sense – an overview

5.1.1 Singular and plural

5.2 Adjectives and nouns, definite sense – an overview

5.3 Comparison of adjectives and adverbs

5.3.1 Regular comparisons

5.3.2 Irregular comparisons

6. Adverbs

6.1 Formation of adverbs

6.2 Adverbials of place – motion/rest

7. Expressions of time

7.1 Expressions of time – an overview