Ring mig om du kommer sent ikväll.

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Breakdown of Ring mig om du kommer sent ikväll.

• ringa: to call
• mig: me
• komma: to come

Questions & Answers about Ring mig om du kommer sent ikväll.

Why is it ring and not ringa at the beginning?

Ring is the imperative form of the verb ringa (to call).

• ringa = infinitive (to call)
• ringer = present (I/you/he/she call(s))
• ringde = past
• ringt = supine

When you give a command or request in Swedish, you use the imperative, which for regular verbs is usually just the verb stem without the final -a:

• ringa → ring! (call!)
• prata → prata! (talk!) – some verbs keep the -a
• köpa → köp! (buy!)

So Ring mig = Call me (imperative).

Why is there no subject like du before ring?

In Swedish, as in English, the imperative doesn’t normally use an explicit subject.

• English: (You) Call me if you’re late tonight.
• Swedish: (Du) Ring mig om du kommer sent ikväll.

The subject du is understood. You can sometimes add du for emphasis (e.g. Ring du mig om du kommer sent ikväll), but the normal, neutral command just uses the imperative verb on its own: Ring mig ….

Why is it mig and not jag after ?