Vi fixar biljetterna före matchen.

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Breakdown of Vi fixar biljetterna före matchen.

• biljetten: the ticket
• matchen: the match
• före: before

Questions & Answers about Vi fixar biljetterna före matchen.

Why is fixar used here if the English meaning is something like will sort out or are getting?

Because Swedish very often uses the present tense for the future when the situation is clear from context.

So Vi fixar biljetterna före matchen can naturally mean:

• We’ll sort out the tickets before the match
• We’re getting the tickets before the match

The form fixar is present tense, but Swedish does not need a separate future form as often as English does. If the time expression före matchen makes it clear that this is about what will happen, present tense sounds completely normal.

What does fixar mean exactly? Does it literally mean fix?

Not always. In Swedish, fixa is a very common everyday verb with a broad meaning. It can mean things like:

• fix
• arrange
• sort out
• take care of
• get hold of

In this sentence, fixar biljetterna most naturally means something like:

• arrange the tickets
• sort out the tickets
• get the tickets

So it does not necessarily mean repairing something.

Why is it biljetterna and not biljetter?