Swedish Learner's Society

So how do I use the definite article with the adjectives? Cos it's like a double thing isn't it

When do I use de/den/det?

Nei, ikkje akkurat. Eg flytta til Noreg og brukar oftast nynorsk. Men i Skandinavia er alle dei skrivne språka veldig nær til kvarandre. Problemet kjém med dei mange dialektar i kvart land. For eksempel er det lettare for meg å forstå "rikssvensk" enn dei fleiste dialektane i Noreg.

Nej, inte precis. Jag flyttade till Norge och använder oftast nynorsk. Men i Skandinavien är alla dessa språken mycket nära till varandra. Problemet ligger med de många dialekterna i varje land. Till exempel är det lättare för mig att förstå "rikssvenska" än de flesta dialekterna i Norge.

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When an adjective is followed by a noun in the definite form you use a definitive article (det/den/de). For example:

"det svenska folket" - "the Swedish people"

‘Den’, ‘det’, and ‘de’ can also be used as synonyms to ‘den där/det där/de där’

"Jag vill ha den (där) bilen" - "I want (to) have that car".

Definitive articles are also used for saying 'this' (which you might already know?)

e.g. Den här bilen -- this car

You could also say 'denna bil' to say 'this car', though to me 'den här' sounds better.

I haven't been learning since the summer but I think I can translate this:

No one want's to learn Swedish

Rubbish, it's my second favourite language. Has anyone used the teach yourself complete Swedish with any success, I found it very useful while I was learning?

I think 'den' means an abstract word for the, as in I want the car, while där means that. Correct me if I'm wrong l'evil fish

Deutsch vor Schwedish, dann kommt Englisch

Du Heißt das unheiles Fisch. Kannst du es überzetzungen?

Can you translate?

Btw OP are you trying to fit Swedish learning in with A levels because that's just not going to happen with me

What does där mean on its own? If anything
So what's 'that'
Like 'that car'

I think 'den' means an abstract word for the, as in I want the car, while där means that. Correct me if I'm wrong l'evil fish

Aren't you doing A level maths and Chemistry, THE most difficult subjects or are you just a genius at them?

I think of där as translating to there.

So: Den här bok --> This here book
And: Den där bok --> That there book

But yeah, I'm trying to learn Swedish, and the main thing I've noticed is how many of the words (like determiners and prepositions) don't overlap with their English counterparts all that much. It would be nice to get to a level where you I don't need to find the equivalent English word all the time.

Hej! Jag är halv Svensk men jag har inte bott där för sju år så jag blir värre varje år.

So det for ett, den for en, and de for plural?

What does där mean on its own? If anything

So what's 'that'

Like 'that car'

Där means there, här means here

That car would be den där bilen (which literally means 'the car over there')

Den här bilen är min

This car is mine?

vet du også bokmål? Hvorfor bruker du nynorsk?

Aah I like that! It's quite logical

What's your background? Like age, languages etc

I'm English and don't speak any other languages. Just finished a masters degree in Biology, so I'm learning languages whilst I no job or degree on at the moment. I started Swedish and Spanish on Duolingo, but I've given up on Spanish for now as I'm writing applications, and I'm concentrating on Swedish.

Aah nice!

Spanish would probably be better in terms of application but then again Swedish biotechnology companies would be cool

I picked Swedish because I've been on holiday there dozens of times. I'm a bit late in learning it I didn't really like languages much when I was younger, but Duolingo has that sort of internet-based addictiveness factor to it that helped me get started, and now I can probably carry on without it.