Thomas: Jag gillar svenska men jag tyckte inte om att plugga det varje kväll.
I like Swedish but I don't like to study it every night.
Anders: Det kan jag förstå. Läste ni alla svenska tillsammans?
I get that. Did you all study Swedish together?
Thomas: Yes. Jag är svensk men behövde ändå gå kursen eftersom jag var utbytesstudent från England.
Yes. I'm Swedish but I needed to take the course anyway because I was an exchange student from England.
Anders: Det var inte schysst från universitetet.
That wasn't fair of the university.
Thomas: Nej, men jag var rätt populär eftersom jag alltid hjälpte alla. Det var många som mådde lite dåligt för att de inte hängde med.
No but I was pretty popular since I helped everyone. There were many that were kind of upset because they couldn't keep up.
populär
popular
rätt
right, correct
schysst
fair, just, nice
svensk
Swede
svenska
swedish
utbytesstudent
exchange student
Past tense
Group 2
This group contains verbs that end on -er in present tense. In past tense the group divided into two subgroups: Group 2A contains verbs ending on -de group 2B verbs ending on -te.
| Infinite | Imperative | Present tense | Past tense | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G2a | -a | -consonant (except k/p/t/s) | -er | -de |
| ringa | ring! | ringer | ringde | |
| G2b* | -a | -k/p/t/s | -er | -te |
| -k | åka | åk! | åker | åkte |
| -p | köpa | köp! | köper | köpte |
| -t** | möta | möt! | möter | mötte |
| -s | läsa/td> | läs! | läser | läste |
*This subgroup contains verbs with a stem ending on -k, -p, -t or -s. These four consonants are voiceless and demand a voiceless T (instead of it’s voiced counterpart D).
**Verbs with a stem ending on a consonant + t get an -e at the end, because there are no triple consonants in Swedish. Example: lyfta > lyfte (not lyftte).
Group 3
Do you remember what group 3 was all about? Group 3 contains the verbs ending on a non-emphasized vowel. In preterite, simple past, they get the ending -dde. This shortens the vowel, because of the D that is double.
| Infinite | Imperative | Present tense | Past tense |
|---|---|---|---|
| -vowel (except a) | -vowel (except a) | -r | -dde |
| bo [buː] | bo! | bor | bodde [‘bʊdə] |