Questions & Answers about Återanvänder du hellre matlådan än att köpa en ny?
Why does Återanvänder come before du?
Because this is a yes/no question. In Swedish, the finite verb usually comes first in yes/no questions, followed by the subject:
- Återanvänder du ...? = Do you reuse ...?
Swedish does not use a separate helper verb like English do here. Instead of Do you reuse...?, Swedish simply moves the main verb to the front.
What exactly does återanvänder mean, and how is it formed?
Återanvänder is the present tense of återanvända, which means to reuse.
It is built from:
- åter- = again / back / re-
- använda = to use
So återanvända literally means use again, but in normal English reuse is the best translation.
Återanvänder can mean reuse, are reusing, or do reuse, depending on context.
Why is the verb in the present tense when English uses do you?