Breakdown of Mina föräldrar är väldigt vänliga och hjälper mig ofta.
vara
to be
och
and
ofta
often
mig
me
mina
my
hjälpa
to help
föräldern
the parent
väldigt
very
vänlig
kind
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Questions & Answers about Mina föräldrar är väldigt vänliga och hjälper mig ofta.
What does Mina mean and why is it used instead of min or mitt?
Mina is the possessive pronoun “my” when referring to plural nouns. Swedish has three forms: min for common-gender singular (en-words), mitt for neuter singular (ett-words), and mina for all plurals. Because föräldrar (parents) is plural, we use mina.
What does föräldrar mean and why is it plural?
Föräldrar means “parents” and is the plural of förälder (“parent”). If you talk about one, you use en förälder, but since this sentence refers to more than one, it’s föräldrar.
Why does vänliga end in -a?
Swedish adjectives agree in number and definiteness with the noun they modify. After an indefinite plural noun like föräldrar, you add -a to the adjective: vänlig → vänliga. For singular you’d have vänlig (common gender) or vänligt (neuter).
What’s the difference between väldigt and mycket, and why use väldigt?
Both are intensifiers meaning “very.” Mycket is neutral and extremely common; väldigt is a bit stronger or more emphatic (literally “terribly”). You could say mycket vänliga, but väldigt vänliga sounds a bit more heartfelt.
Why is väldigt placed before vänliga?
In Swedish, adverbs modifying adjectives always come immediately before the adjective. Here väldigt (adverb) modifies vänliga (adjective).
Why is the phrase hjälper mig ofta ordered that way, and not ofta hjälper mig?
Main clauses in Swedish follow SVO (Subject-Verb-Object). So after the subject “mina föräldrar” comes the verb hjälper, then the object mig, then the adverb ofta. You can front-position ofta (Ofta hjälper mina föräldrar mig), but the default is at the end.
Why is the object pronoun mig used, and not mej?
Mig is the standard spelling for the object form “me” in Swedish. Mej is an informal variant you might see in text messages, but in standard writing you stick with mig.
What’s the difference between vänlig and snäll?
Both adjectives mean “kind,” but with a nuance: vänlig emphasizes friendliness or politeness, whereas snäll often stresses being nice or doing someone a favor. In this sentence, vänliga highlights a warm, courteous attitude.
Can we replace och with another conjunction?
Och (“and”) is the most natural connector here. A more formal alternative is samt (“as well as”), but it sounds stiff: …väldigt vänliga samt hjälper mig ofta. In everyday speech and writing, stick with och.