Questions & Answers about Får vi stanna hemma ikväll?
What does får mean here—can, may, or are we allowed to?
In Får vi stanna hemma ikväll?, får is mainly about permission/allowance: Are we allowed to stay home tonight?
Depending on context it can sound like may we (polite permission) or can we (everyday English), but the core idea is someone/something permits it.
Is får only about permission, or can it mean something else in Swedish?
Får has more than one common meaning:
- få (verb) = to get/receive → Jag får en present = I get a present
- få as a modal-like verb = to be allowed to → Du får gå nu = You may/are allowed to go now So learners often meet får first as get, then later as be allowed to.
Why is the word order Får vi... instead of Vi får...?