Vissa människor vandrar snabbt.

the person

Breakdown of Vissa människor vandrar snabbt.

• snabbt: quickly
• vandra: to hike
• viss: certain; particular

Questions & Answers about Vissa människor vandrar snabbt.

What does vissa mean here, and how is it different from några?

Vissa means some or certain. It often points to a particular group within a larger whole, so it can feel a bit like certain people.

Compared with några:

• vissa människor = some/certain people
• några människor = some people, often more about an unspecified number

So vissa can sound slightly more selective or contrastive, as in some people do this, others do not.

Also, vissa is the plural form of viss, so it matches the plural noun människor.

Why is there no article before människor?

In Swedish, plural indefinite nouns usually do not take an article like English some or a/an.

So Swedish says:

• människor = people
• vissa människor = some/certain people

Here, vissa already functions as a determiner, so no extra article is needed.

What is the singular form of människor?

The singular is en människa.

The main forms are:

• en människa = a person / a human
• människor = people / humans
• människan = the person / the human
• människorna = the people / the humans

So in this sentence, människor is simply the indefinite plural form.