Den sjunde februari är hon ledig och vill hälsa på sin kusin.

In Swedish, dates are often written with den + ordinal number:

• den sjunde februari = the seventh of February

This is a very common way to say a date. The word den works a bit like the here.

You may also see dates written as numerals, for example:

• den 7 februari

So Den sjunde februari is a normal and natural way to begin the sentence.

Sju means seven, but sjunde means seventh.

When giving dates in Swedish, you normally use an ordinal number, not a basic number:

• sju = seven
• sjunde = seventh

So:

• den sjunde februari = the seventh of February

This is similar to English, where we say the seventh of February, not usually the seven of February.

Swedish usually follows the V2 rule, which means the finite verb comes in the second position in main clauses.

In this sentence:

• Den sjunde februari = first position
• är = second position

So the structure is:

• Den sjunde februari är hon ledig ...

Even though hon is the subject, it comes after the verb because the sentence starts with a time expression.

Compare:

• Hon är ledig den sjunde februari.
• Den sjunde februari är hon ledig.

Both are correct, but when the time phrase comes first, the verb must still stay in second position.

Ledig usually means free, off, or not working/not busy.

In this sentence, är hon ledig means something like:

• she is off
• she is free
• she is not working

It is often used for days off from work or school.

Examples:

• Jag är ledig idag. = I’m off today.
• Hon är ledig på fredag. = She’s free / off on Friday.

In Swedish, after a modal-like verb such as vill (want to), the next verb is usually in the infinitive without att.

So:

• vill hälsa på = wants to visit

Not:

• vill att hälsa på ❌

This is similar to English in a way: after want, English uses to visit, but Swedish often drops att after verbs like vill, kan, ska, måste.

Examples:

• Jag vill gå. = I want to go.
• Hon kan komma. = She can come.

Yes, if you look at the parts separately:

• hälsa = greet / say hello
• på = on / at / to, depending on context

But together hälsa på is a fixed expression that means:

• visit
• go and see someone

So in this sentence, vill hälsa på sin kusin means:

• wants to visit her cousin

This is a good example of a particle verb, where the meaning of the whole expression is not exactly the same as the individual words taken literally.

Yes, depending on context, hälsa på can sometimes feel close to call on or go visit, and the idea of greeting is built into it. But in most everyday cases, when you hälsar på någon, you are visiting that person.

Compare:

• Jag ska hälsa på mormor. = I’m going to visit grandma.
• Hälsa honom från mig. = Say hello to him from me.

Notice that hälsa by itself can mean say hello/greet, while hälsa på usually means visit.

Sin is a reflexive possessive pronoun. It is used when the possessor is the same as the subject of the clause.

Here, the subject is hon:

• hon ... vill hälsa på sin kusin

So sin kusin means her own cousin.

If you said hennes kusin, it would usually mean someone else’s cousin, not the subject’s own.

Compare:

• Hon träffar sin mamma. = She meets her own mother.
• Hon träffar hennes mamma. = She meets another woman’s mother.

This distinction is very important in Swedish.

The form of the reflexive possessive depends on the gender/number of the noun that follows:

• sin → for common gender singular words
• sitt → for neuter singular words
• sina → for plural words

Here, kusin is a common gender singular noun, so you use sin:

• sin kusin

Examples:

• sin bok = his/her own book
• sitt hus = his/her own house
• sina vänner = his/her own friends

So the choice depends on kusin, not on whether the subject is male or female.

After possessive words such as min, din, sin, hans, hennes, Swedish normally does not use a separate article.

So:

• sin kusin = her cousin

Not:

• sin en kusin ❌
• sin kusinen ❌

This is similar to English:

• her cousin, not the her cousin

After och, the sentence continues with the same subject, even though hon is not repeated.

The full idea is:

• Den sjunde februari är hon ledig och (hon) vill hälsa på sin kusin.

So the second part is understood as:

• hon vill hälsa på sin kusin

The omitted subject is common when two verbs share the same subject and are joined by och.

Compare:

• Hon är trött och vill sova.
  = She is tired and wants to sleep.

You do not need to repeat hon.

Yes, absolutely.

Both are correct:

• Den sjunde februari är hon ledig och vill hälsa på sin kusin.
• Hon är ledig den sjunde februari och vill hälsa på sin kusin.

The difference is mainly about focus:

• Starting with Den sjunde februari emphasizes the date.
• Starting with Hon sounds more neutral and subject-focused.

Because of the V2 rule, when the date comes first, är must come before hon.

A more conversational version might use the numeral instead of the spelled-out ordinal:

• Den 7 februari är hon ledig och vill hälsa på sin kusin.

In speech, people might also say:

• Hon är ledig den sjunde februari och vill hälsa på sin kusin.

Both are natural. The original sentence is perfectly standard and correct, and it sounds a little neat or careful because the date is written out in full.