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Why is it jag tycker here? Does tycka mean think?
Yes—tycka often corresponds to English think when you are giving an opinion.
- Jag tycker att ... = I think that ... / In my opinion ...
- It is especially common for personal judgments, reactions, and opinions.
In this sentence, Jag tycker att schemat ser rörigt ut means the speaker is giving an opinion about the schedule.
A useful comparison:
- jag tycker att ... = I think / I feel / in my opinion
- jag tror att ... = I believe / I think in the sense of what you think is true
So:
- Jag tycker att schemat ser rörigt ut = opinion
- Jag tror att det blir tydligare i morgon = belief about what will happen
Why is att used twice?
Because both parts contain a subordinate clause.
- Jag tycker att schemat ser rörigt ut
- Sara säger att det blir tydligare i morgon
Here, att means that.
In English, that is often optional:
- I think (that) the schedule looks messy
- Sara says (that) it will be clearer tomorrow
In Swedish, att is very commonly included after verbs like:
- tycka
- säga
- tro
- veta
- hoppas
You may sometimes hear it omitted in speech, but keeping it is very normal and safe for learners.
Why is it schemat and not schema?
Because schemat is the definite form: the schedule.
The noun is:
- ett schema = a schedule
- schemat = the schedule
Swedish often adds the definite ending directly to the noun instead of using a separate word like the.
So:
- schema = schedule
- schemat = the schedule
This is why the sentence uses schemat: it refers to a specific schedule already known in context.
Why does Swedish say ser rörigt ut? Why is ut separated from ser?
This is a very common Swedish verb pattern: se ut = look / appear.
So:
- schemat ser ut = the schedule looks / appears
- schemat ser rörigt ut = the schedule looks messy
The verb is split because se ut is a particle verb. In main clauses, the finite verb comes early, while the particle often stays later in the sentence.
Compare:
- Det ser bra ut = It looks good
- Hon ser trött ut = She looks tired
- Planen ser konstig ut = The plan looks strange
So ser ... ut works together as one meaning: looks.
Why is it rörigt and not rörig?
Because rörigt is the neuter form of the adjective.
The noun schema is an ett word:
- ett schema
When an adjective relates to an ett noun, it usually takes -t in this kind of structure.
So:
- en bok → boken ser rörig ut
- ett schema → schemat ser rörigt ut
Here are the adjective forms:
- rörig = common gender singular
- rörigt = neuter singular
- röriga = plural / definite forms
Since schemat comes from ett schema, rörigt is the correct form.
Why is it det blir tydligare? What does blir mean here?
Here blir means becomes / gets.
The verb is bli, which often means:
- become
- get
- sometimes be in future-like situations, depending on context
So:
- det blir tydligare = it becomes clearer / it gets clearer
This suggests a change from the current situation to a clearer one later.
Compare:
- Det blir bättre = It gets better
- Det blir svårt = It becomes difficult
- Det blir tydligare i morgon = It will be clearer tomorrow
In natural English, you might translate it as it’ll be clearer tomorrow, but in Swedish the idea is literally more like it becomes clearer tomorrow.
Why is tydligare in the comparative form?
Because the sentence compares the situation now with the situation tomorrow.
- tydlig = clear
- tydligare = clearer
- tydligast = clearest
The idea is:
- It is not very clear now.
- Tomorrow it will be clearer than it is now.
This is why Swedish uses the comparative, not the basic form.
Examples:
- Det är tydligt nu. = It is clear now.
- Det blir tydligare i morgon. = It will be clearer tomorrow.
What does det refer to in att det blir tydligare i morgon?
Here det is a pronoun referring back to the situation or the schedule.
In context, it means something like:
- the schedule
- things
- the situation with the schedule
Swedish often uses det in a broad, natural way where English might also say it.
So Sara säger att det blir tydligare i morgon means that Sara says the whole situation will make more sense tomorrow.
Why is the word order Sara säger att det blir... and not att blir det...?
Because subordinate clauses in Swedish usually keep the subject before the verb.
After att, the normal order is:
- att + subject + verb
So:
- att det blir tydligare i morgon
not
- att blir det tydligare i morgon
This is an important difference from some question patterns and from verb-second word order in main clauses.
Compare:
Main clause:
- Det blir tydligare i morgon.
Subordinate clause:
- Sara säger att det blir tydligare i morgon.
The subject det stays before blir.
Why is it i morgon? Can it also be written imorgon?
Yes. Both i morgon and imorgon are used.
They both mean tomorrow.
Traditionally, i morgon is the two-word form, and many learners first meet it that way. In modern Swedish, imorgon as one word is also very common.
So these are both normal:
- i morgon
- imorgon
You may also see i dag / idag and i kväll / ikväll in the same way.
Why is there no inversion after men?
Because men simply joins two main clauses, and the second clause keeps normal main-clause word order.
So:
- Jag tycker att ...
- men Sara säger att ...
After men, the subject Sara comes before the verb säger, which is completely normal.
Compare this with adverbs placed first in a clause, which do trigger inversion:
- I morgon blir det tydligare.
Here i morgon comes first, so the verb blir comes before the subject det.
But with men, you just continue with a new clause:
- ..., men Sara säger ...
Could you also say Jag tycker schema ser rörigt ut without att or schemat?
Not in standard Swedish.
Two separate issues are involved:
First, schemat needs the definite form if you mean the schedule:
- schemat = the schedule
Second, if you say Jag tycker ... followed by a full clause, att is normally used:
- Jag tycker att schemat ser rörigt ut
So the standard version is the one in the sentence.
You could omit att in some informal spoken Swedish, but learners are usually better off keeping it:
- standard and safe: Jag tycker att schemat ser rörigt ut
- informal spoken possibility: Jag tycker schemat ser rörigt ut
But you should definitely keep schemat, not schema, if you mean the schedule.
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