Jag går ner till garaget.

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Breakdown of Jag går ner till garaget.

• till: to
• garaget: the garage
• gå ner: to go down

Questions & Answers about Jag går ner till garaget.

What does går ner mean in this sentence?

Gå ner is a verb phrase meaning “to go down” or “to descend” (on foot). Here, går ner is the present tense, so it means “am/are/is going down.”

Why is ner placed after går rather than before it?

Swedish follows the V2 (verb-second) rule: when the subject (Jag) is in first position, the finite verb (går) must come second, and adverbial particles (like ner) follow the verb. Hence Jag går ner, not Jag ner går.

Why is the preposition till used here instead of something else?

In this context, till means “to” when indicating direction or destination. It works like English “to” in “go to the store.” It doesn’t carry an “until” meaning here—that sense only appears in other contexts.

Why is garaget spelled with -et at the end?

Swedish attaches the definite article to the end of the noun. Garage is a neuter noun (it takes ett in the indefinite), so its definite singular form is garaget (“the garage”).

Could you say Jag går ner i garaget instead of till garaget?