Swedish grammar cheat sheet
A compact, printable reference to Swedish grammar for adults studying SFI kurs C and D and preparing for the nationellt prov. Clear rules, tables and patterns with easy-to-read examples and common mistakes, without flipping through a whole textbook. A cheat sheet and reference rather than a textbook, and a short study aid SFI teachers can recommend.
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Note: the PDF materials and the grammar examples are in Swedish.
Editions
Free version
- Ordföljd: V2 and subordinate clauses (BIFF)
- Pronomen, including sin/sitt/sina
- Verbgrupper, tempus, preteritum or perfekt (verb groups, tenses)
- Starka verb: one sample page
- Ordförråd: one sample page
Complete edition
- Everything in the free version
- Satsadverbial (sentence adverbials)
- Substantiv, adjektiv, prepositioner (nouns, adjectives, prepositions)
- Hjälpverb, special verb types, partikelverb (auxiliary verbs, particle verbs)
- Passiv, particip, bisatser and bindeord (passive, participles, subordinate clauses, conjunctions)
- Konditionalis, indirekt tal (reported speech), det as a formal subject
- Verb and adjektiv + preposition, genitiv
- Linking words for writing (course D)
- Appendices: starka verb (strong and irregular verbs), ordförråd (common vocabulary)
Contents
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- Ordföljd: word order, V2 and BIFF
How Swedish word order works in main clauses and subordinate clauses. The V2 rule, inversion, sentence adverbials and BIFF explained with tables and examples.
- Pronomen: pronouns, when to use sin/sitt/sina
Swedish pronouns made simple: personal, reflexive and possessive forms, the sin/sitt/sina rule, relative pronouns (som, vars, där, vilket) and indefinite pronouns (någon, ingen, all, varje).
- Bisatser: subordinate clauses, conjunctionssample from the complete edition
Which word starts a subordinate clause? Conjunction, subjunction or adverb, subjunctions grouped by function, indirect questions with som, and the pairs learners mix up.
- Partikelverb: particle verbs and their meaningssample from the complete edition
Particle verbs are verbs where a stressed particle changes the meaning. A list of common particle verbs with English translations and word order rules.
- Starka verb: strong verbs by vowel patternsample from the complete edition
Strong and irregular Swedish verbs grouped by vowel pattern, with infinitive, present, preterite, supine and past participle. A free sample from the complete edition.
- Ordförråd: vocabulary, about 1000 wordssample from the complete edition
A Swedish word list for SFI courses C–D, grouped by theme, with articles, plural forms and fixed prepositions. A free sample from the complete edition.
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Note: the PDF materials and the grammar examples are in Swedish.