Jag sjunger med.

I sing along.

Breakdown of Jag sjunger med.

• jag: I
• sjunga med: to sing along

Questions & Answers about Jag sjunger med.

Why is there a med at the end? In English we just say I sing along.

In Jag sjunger med, the word med literally means with, but together with sjunger it forms a kind of “phrasal verb”:

• sjunga = to sing
• sjunga med = to sing along (join in with someone/something that is already singing/playing)

So med is needed to give the verb the specific meaning sing along / join in, not just sing in general.

Is med here a preposition or part of the verb?

Here, med works like a particle, i.e. it is part of the verb phrase sjunga med, similar to English phrasal verbs like join in, sing along, sit down.

• As a particle, med is closely tied to the verb:
  
  • Jag sjunger med. = I sing along.
• As a normal preposition, it would clearly have an object:
  
  • Jag sjunger med dig. = I sing with you.

In Jag sjunger med. without any object, speakers will normally understand sjunger med as sing along.

What is the difference between Jag sjunger and Jag sjunger med?