https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Knowing where to put the verb in Swedish sentences is a common issue for Swedish learners, so don’t feel disheartened if you often make this kind of mistake. Hopefully this guide will help. https://www.thelocal.se/20240701/grammar-guide-how-to-know-where-to-put-the-verb-in-swedish-sentences Mon, 01 Jul 2024 09:31:32 +0200 grammar-guide-how-to-know-where-to-put-the-verb-in-swedish-sentences Särskrivning, or writing compound words in Swedish incorrectly as two separate words, is a common mistake among Swedish learners (and among Swedes in general, for that matter). But how do you avoid them? https://www.thelocal.se/20260120/swedish-grammar-when-to-use-compound-words-in-swedish Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:49:44 +0100 swedish-grammar-when-to-use-compound-words-in-swedish ‘Put’ is such a simple word in English that you might not pay much attention to it when learning Swedish – but knowing which word to use when can make a huge difference to your fluency. https://www.thelocal.se/20250909/lagga-satta-stalla-the-different-swedish-words-for-put Tue, 09 Sep 2025 17:16:17 +0200 lagga-satta-stalla-the-different-swedish-words-for-put Prepositions are one of the most difficult things to get right when learning a new language, and Swedish is no different. These two translate to ‘in’ and ‘on’ in English, but they’re not always used in the same situations in both languages. https://www.thelocal.se/20250829/prepositions-when-to-use-i-and-pa-in-swedish Fri, 29 Aug 2025 17:00:33 +0200 prepositions-when-to-use-i-and-pa-in-swedish A common mistake for English speakers just starting out in their Swedish journey is translating the English word ‘will’ into Swedish as ‘vill’. Why is this wrong, and what word should you use instead? https://www.thelocal.se/20240214/modal-verbs-when-to-use-vill-and-ska-in-swedish Wed, 14 Feb 2024 16:52:57 +0100 modal-verbs-when-to-use-vill-and-ska-in-swedish