Jag anmäler mig idag.

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Breakdown of Jag anmäler mig idag.

• idag: today
• anmäla sig: to sign up

Questions & Answers about Jag anmäler mig idag.

Why is it anmäler and not anmäla?

Anmäler is the present tense form of the verb anmäla.

• anmäla = the infinitive, to register / to report / to sign up
• anmäler = register / am registering / sign up / am signing up, depending on context

In Swedish, the present tense is often formed by adding -r to the infinitive:

• anmäla → anmäler
• tala → talar
• studera → studerar

So Jag anmäler mig idag uses the correct present-tense verb form for I ... today.

What does mig do in this sentence?

Mig is the object form of jag, and here it is used reflexively.

That means the subject and the object are the same person:

• Jag anmäler mig = I register myself / I sign myself up

Many Swedish verbs are used with a reflexive pronoun, where English often does not use one.

Compare:

• Jag tvättar mig = I wash myself
• Jag anmäler mig = I sign up / register

So mig is necessary here because anmäla sig is a common reflexive expression.