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På morgonen means in the morning. In Swedish, this is a very common time expression.
- på = literally on, but in this expression it corresponds to English in
- morgonen = the morning
So Swedish says på morgonen where English says in the morning.
Because Swedish normally uses the definite form in this kind of time expression.
- morgon = morning
- morgonen = the morning
So:
- på morgonen = in the morning
- not usually på morgon
This is just the standard idiomatic way to say it in Swedish.
This is because of the Swedish V2 rule (verb-second).
In a main clause, the finite verb usually comes in the second position. If you start the sentence with something other than the subject, like a time phrase, the verb still has to come second.
So:
- Jag dricker juice på morgonen.
- På morgonen dricker jag juice.
Both are correct, but when På morgonen comes first, dricker must come before jag.
They are both in the present tense.
- dricker = drink / am drinking
- äter = eat / am eating
In this sentence, the present tense is being used for a habit or routine:
- På morgonen dricker jag juice och äter yoghurt.
- In the morning I drink juice and eat yogurt.
Because the same subject applies to both verbs.
Swedish often leaves out the repeated subject when two verbs are connected by och and the subject is the same.
So:
- På morgonen dricker jag juice och äter yoghurt.
means:
- In the morning I drink juice and eat yogurt.
You could compare it to English, where we also usually do not repeat I:
- I drink juice and eat yogurt
- not usually I drink juice and I eat yogurt unless you want extra emphasis
Because these are being used as general food/drink nouns, similar to I drink water or I eat bread in English.
So Swedish usually says:
- dricker juice
- äter yoghurt
without an article.
If you wanted to be more specific, you could add one:
- en juice = a juice (less common in this context; often means a serving or drink)
- en yoghurt = a yogurt / a yogurt cup
But in the sentence you gave, the zero article is the natural choice.
Och means and.
It connects the two actions:
- dricker jag juice
- äter yoghurt
So the sentence gives two things the speaker does in the morning.
Yes, absolutely.
That version is also correct:
- Jag dricker juice och äter yoghurt på morgonen.
This is a more straightforward word order, with the subject first. The meaning is essentially the same.
The original sentence starts with the time phrase for emphasis or topic:
- På morgonen dricker jag juice och äter yoghurt.
No, they are very different.
- på morgonen = in the morning
- i morgon / imorgon = tomorrow
This is a very common thing for learners to confuse.
Examples:
- På morgonen dricker jag juice. = In the morning I drink juice.
- I morgon dricker jag juice. = Tomorrow I will drink juice.
In careful speech, jag is pronounced roughly like yahg.
But in everyday spoken Swedish, it is often reduced, and many speakers say something closer to:
- ya
- or a very soft yag
The exact pronunciation varies by region and speaking style, but learners will often hear a weaker form than the spelling suggests.
Both are loanwords, but they are pronounced in a Swedish way.
A rough guide:
- juice ≈ joos
- yoghurt ≈ yog-hurt or yoh-gurt, depending on accent
The exact pronunciation can vary somewhat, especially with yoghurt, but the important thing is that they do not sound exactly like standard English.
In a main clause like this, inte usually comes after the finite verb.
So:
- På morgonen dricker jag inte juice och äter yoghurt.
However, that sentence can sound a bit ambiguous, because it may suggest I do not drink juice, but I do eat yogurt.
If you want to negate both actions clearly, it is often better to say:
- På morgonen dricker jag inte juice och äter inte yoghurt.
Word order here follows the same V2 rule:
- På morgonen
- dricker
- jag
- inte
Yes.
You could say:
- På morgonen äter jag yoghurt och dricker juice.
That is also correct. The difference is mainly which action is mentioned first. Swedish is flexible here, as long as the sentence follows normal word order rules.