Vi brukar jämföra priser innan vi köper biljetter.

to buy

Breakdown of Vi brukar jämföra priser innan vi köper biljetter.

• vi: we
• biljetten: the ticket
• innan: before

Questions & Answers about Vi brukar jämföra priser innan vi köper biljetter.

What does brukar mean here?

Brukar means something like usually, tend to, or normally do.

So Vi brukar jämföra priser means:

• We usually compare prices
• We tend to compare prices

It describes a habit or something that happens regularly, not something happening right now.

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Why is it brukar jämföra and not brukar att jämföra?

In Swedish, bruka is followed directly by the infinitive, with no att.

So you say:

• Vi brukar jämföra priser
• not Vi brukar att jämföra priser

This is similar to some English verb patterns, like can go rather than can to go.

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What form is jämföra?