Word
Kan du skriva ut blanketten åt mig?
Meaning
Can you print out the form for me?
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about Kan du skriva ut blanketten åt mig?
Why does the sentence start with Kan du?
Kan du means can you. It is a very common way to make a polite request in Swedish, just like in English.
- kan = can
- du = you
So Kan du ...? literally means Can you ...?, but in everyday use it often functions as Could you ...? in English.
Why is it skriva ut and not just skriva?
Because skriva ut is a phrasal verb meaning to print out.
- skriva = to write
- skriva ut = to print out / write out
In this sentence, the meaning is specifically about printing a form, not writing one by hand.
This is very common in Swedish: a verb plus a particle can have a special meaning.
Why are skriva and ut separated in the sentence?