Mötet börjar klockan sex.

Because mötet is the definite form of möte.

• ett möte = a meeting
• mötet = the meeting

The noun möte is an ett-word in Swedish, so the definite ending is -t:

• ett möte
• mötet

In this sentence, Swedish uses the definite form because it is talking about a specific meeting, not just any meeting.

Börjar is the present tense of the verb börja, which means to begin or to start.

• infinitive: börja
• present tense: börjar
• past tense: började
• supine: börjat

So mötet börjar means the meeting begins / starts.

Swedish often uses the present tense for scheduled future events, just like English does.

Compare:

• English: The meeting starts at six.
• Swedish: Mötet börjar klockan sex.

So even though the meeting may happen later, the present tense is natural because it is a planned event.

Here, klockan is used to give a clock time.

Literally, klocka means clock, and klockan means the clock, but in time expressions it works like o'clock in English:

• klockan sex = six o’clock

So it is a very common way to say what time something happens.

In Swedish, you usually do not need a preposition like at before a clock time.

English says:

• at six
• at six o’clock

Swedish simply says:

• sex
• klockan sex

So Mötet börjar klockan sex is completely normal. Swedish does not need a separate word matching English at here.

Because the fixed time expression uses the definite form klockan.

• en klocka = a clock
• klockan = the clock

When Swedish gives the time in this way, it normally uses klockan:

• klockan ett
• klockan tre
• klockan sex

So even though it may seem strange at first, klockan is the standard form in this kind of expression.

Yes, sometimes you can, especially when the context is clear.

For example:

• Mötet börjar sex.

Some speakers may say this in casual speech, but Mötet börjar klockan sex is clearer and more standard for learners.

Using klockan is a safe choice when you are learning.

This sentence has normal Swedish main clause word order:

• Mötet = subject
• börjar = verb
• klockan sex = time expression

So the pattern is:

subject + verb + time

That is the most neutral way to say it.

But Swedish also follows the V2 rule, which means the verb must come in the second position in main clauses. So you can also say:

• Klockan sex börjar mötet.

That version puts more focus on the time.

A rough pronunciation guide for an English speaker is:

• mötet ≈ MUR-tet or MYR-tet, but with the Swedish ö sound, which does not exist exactly in English
• börjar ≈ BUR-yar or BYR-yar, again with the Swedish ö

A few useful notes:

• ö is a rounded vowel, somewhat like the vowel in British bird, but not exactly the same.
• In börjar, the j sounds like English y.
• Stress is usually on the first syllable: MÖ-tet, BÖR-jar

A rough full-sentence pronunciation is:

MÖ-tet BÖR-yar KLOCK-an seks

That is only approximate, but it helps as a starting point.

Yes. In this sentence, sex is simply the number six.

• en, två, tre, fyra, fem, sex

So klockan sex means six o’clock.

An English speaker may notice that sex looks like the English word sex, but in Swedish this spelling is also the normal word for the number six. Context makes the meaning clear.