Breakdown of Jag förväntar mig att paketet kommer i morgon.
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Why is it förväntar mig and not just förväntar?
Because the common Swedish verb is förvänta sig, which is a reflexive verb. That means it normally includes a reflexive pronoun:
- jag förväntar mig
- du förväntar dig
- han/hon förväntar sig
So mig here does not literally mean me in the usual object sense. It is part of the verb pattern.
English expect is not reflexive, but Swedish usually is here.
What exactly does förvänta sig mean in this sentence?
Here förvänta sig means to expect in the sense of to think something will probably happen.
So the sentence means that the speaker believes the package will arrive tomorrow.
Be careful not to confuse it with vänta på, which means to wait for. Those are different:
- Jag förväntar mig paketet i morgon = I expect the package tomorrow
- Jag väntar på paketet = I am waiting for the package
Why is att used here?
Att introduces a subordinate clause, like English that.
So:
- Jag förväntar mig att paketet kommer i morgon
literally has the structure:
- I expect that the package comes tomorrow
In natural English, that is often omitted, but in Swedish att is very common and natural in this kind of sentence.
Why is it paketet and not paket?
Because paketet is the definite form, meaning the package.
The noun is:
- ett paket = a package
- paketet = the package
So the -et ending shows that the package is definite.
This is also a good reminder that paket is an ett-word.
Why is kommer in the present tense when the meaning is future?
Swedish often uses the present tense for future meaning when the time is clear from the context.
Here, i morgon already tells you the action is in the future, so kommer is perfectly natural.
This is very common in Swedish:
- Jag reser i morgon = I am leaving tomorrow
- Hon kommer nästa vecka = She is coming next week
So kommer does not have to mean present-time only.
Could you also say ska komma instead of kommer?
Yes, you could say:
- Jag förväntar mig att paketet ska komma i morgon
But it is slightly different in feel.
- kommer is simple and natural when talking about something expected in the future
- ska komma can sound a bit more like is supposed to come or is meant to come
In many situations, both are possible, but kommer is very idiomatic here.
Why is the word order paketet kommer after att?
Because after att you have a subordinate clause, and Swedish subordinate clauses do not follow normal main-clause inversion rules.
In a main clause, Swedish often puts the verb in second position. But after att, the subject usually comes before the verb:
- att paketet kommer i morgon
not
- att kommer paketet i morgon
So this word order is exactly what you should expect in a subordinate clause.
Why use kommer for a package? Can Swedish really say a package comes?
Yes. Swedish often uses komma in contexts where English might prefer come, arrive, or be delivered, depending on the situation.
So paketet kommer i morgon is a natural way to say that the package will arrive tomorrow.
You could also hear more specific verbs in other contexts, such as anlända, but komma is very common and natural in everyday speech.
Can i morgon also be written imorgon?
Yes. Both i morgon and imorgon are used.
Many learners first meet i morgon as two words, but imorgon is also common in modern Swedish.
In this sentence, the time phrase is placed at the end, which is very natural:
- Jag förväntar mig att paketet kommer i morgon
That end position is the most neutral one here.
Is Jag väntar på att paketet kommer i morgon a possible alternative?
Not if you want the same meaning.
Jag förväntar mig att paketet kommer i morgon means I expect the package to arrive tomorrow.
If you say väntar på, you are talking about waiting, not expecting. For example:
- Jag väntar på paketet = I am waiting for the package
So förväntar sig is the right choice when the idea is about expectation rather than the act of waiting.
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