Kan ni kontrollera adressen igen? Jag kommer lite senare, jag måste nämligen hämta barnen först, och jag vill inte missa mötet.

Ni means you when speaking to more than one person. In modern Swedish, that is its main use.

It can sometimes sound polite or formal when addressing one person, but that is much less common than many English learners expect. So in this sentence, Kan ni kontrollera adressen igen? most naturally means Can you all check the address again?

If you were speaking to one person, you would usually say Kan du kontrollera adressen igen?

Kontrollera means check, verify, or make sure something is correct.

It is a normal and correct word, especially in slightly more formal or neutral language. In everyday speech, many Swedes might also say kolla:

• Kan ni kontrollera adressen igen? = slightly more formal/neutral
• Kan ni kolla adressen igen? = more casual

Both are common, but kontrollera sounds a bit more careful or official.

Because Swedish uses the definite form by adding an ending to the noun.

• en adress = an address
• adressen = the address

So kontrollera adressen igen means check the address again, not check an address again.

This is very common in Swedish. The same thing happens later in the sentence:

• barnen = the children
• mötet = the meeting

Igen means again, and in Swedish it often comes later in the clause than English learners first expect.

So:

• kontrollera adressen igen = check the address again

That word order is completely natural in Swedish.

You could think of Swedish as often placing time or manner-type words after the object:

• Läs brevet igen = Read the letter again
• Säg det igen = Say it again

Yes, komma literally means come, but in Swedish, jag kommer senare is a very common way to mean I’ll arrive later or I’m coming later.

So Jag kommer lite senare is a natural way to talk about when you will arrive.

This is similar to English in sentences like:

• I’m coming later
• I’ll come a bit later

Swedish often uses the present tense for planned or expected future actions.

Lite means a little or a bit, and senare means later.

So lite senare means:

• a little later
• a bit later

This is a very common expression. It sounds natural and polite, especially when telling someone you will be delayed.

Nämligen is a linking word that gives the reason or explanation for something just mentioned. A good English equivalent is often:

• you see
• because
• the thing is
• namely, in a more literal sense

In this sentence:

• Jag kommer lite senare, jag måste nämligen hämta barnen först

This means something like:

• I’m coming a bit later; you see, I have to pick up the children first

It adds an explanatory tone. It is very natural in spoken and written Swedish.

This is due to normal Swedish word order.

In a main clause, Swedish usually follows the V2 rule, which means the finite verb comes in the second position. Here:

• jag = subject
• måste = finite verb
• nämligen = sentence adverb

So:

• Jag måste nämligen hämta barnen först

This is the standard pattern: subject + finite verb + adverb + infinitive.

Compare:

• Jag har faktiskt tid = I actually have time
• Jag vill verkligen gå = I really want to go
• Jag måste nämligen hämta barnen först

Because after modal verbs like kan, måste, and vill, Swedish normally uses the infinitive without att.

In this sentence:

• Kan ni kontrollera ...
• jag måste hämta ...
• jag vill inte missa ...

That is completely normal.

Compare:

• Jag kan simma = I can swim
• Jag måste gå = I must go
• Jag vill äta = I want to eat

But with some other verbs, Swedish does use att:

• Jag försöker att förstå = I’m trying to understand

So the absence of att here is because kan, måste, and vill are modal verbs.

Hämta usually means fetch, pick up, or go and get.

So hämta barnen most naturally means:

• pick up the children
• usually from school, daycare, activities, etc.

It implies going to where they are and bringing them back or taking responsibility for them.

This is a very common everyday verb in Swedish:

• Jag ska hämta paketet = I’m going to pick up the package
• Kan du hämta kaffe? = Can you get some coffee?

Först means first, and in Swedish it often comes late in the clause, especially after the object.

So:

• hämta barnen först = pick up the children first

That word order is very natural. English speakers sometimes want to say something closer to first pick up the children, but Swedish often prefers:

• verb + object + först

For example:

• Jag ska äta middag först = I’m going to eat dinner first
• Vi måste göra det först = We have to do that first

Because in a Swedish main clause, the finite verb normally comes before inte.

Here:

• jag = subject
• vill = finite verb
• inte = not
• missa = infinitive

So:

• Jag vill inte missa mötet

This is standard Swedish word order in a main clause.

Compare:

• Jag kan inte komma = I can’t come
• Hon måste inte gå = She doesn’t have to go
• Vi vill inte vänta = We don’t want to wait

English speakers often need time to get used to Swedish placing inte after the finite verb in main clauses.

For the same reason as adressen and barnen: it is in the definite form.

• ett möte = a meeting
• mötet = the meeting

So missa mötet means miss the meeting.

Swedish very often uses this built-in definite ending instead of a separate word like the.

Yes. The punctuation here is understandable, but Swedish often prefers shorter sentences or a semicolon where English might also use one.

For example, these would also be natural:

• Kan ni kontrollera adressen igen? Jag kommer lite senare. Jag måste nämligen hämta barnen först och jag vill inte missa mötet.
• Kan ni kontrollera adressen igen? Jag kommer lite senare; jag måste nämligen hämta barnen först, och jag vill inte missa mötet.

So the original is fine as conversational written Swedish, but it is a little comma-heavy.

It is mostly neutral and natural.

A few tone points:

• Kan ni can sound neutral plural, or sometimes somewhat formal depending on context.
• kontrollera is a bit more formal than kolla.
• nämligen sounds natural and slightly explanatory, not stiff.

So overall, the sentence sounds polite, normal, and clear. It is not very formal, but it is not especially casual either.