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To talk about recurring events and routines—like checking the schedule "every morning" or working "every other week"—Swedish uses distributive time pronouns. 

### Every (varje)

When an event happens every single time period, use **varje** (every/each). This word is very straightforward: it never changes form, meaning you use it for both *en*-words and *ett*-words. The time noun that follows it is always in its indefinite singular form.

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### Every other (varannan / vartannat)

To describe an alternating schedule, like doing something "every other" week or day, Swedish uses a specific pronoun. Unlike *varje*, this pronoun must match the gender of the time word:
- Use **varannan** for *en*-words (like *en vecka* or *en dag*).
- Use **vartannat** for *ett*-words (like *ett år*).

Just like before, the time noun stays in the indefinite singular form.

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### Every Nth (var / vart)

When an event happens at wider intervals—such as "every third month" or "every fifth year"—you combine **var** or **vart** with an ordinal number (like *tredje*, *fjärde*, or *femte*). 

Once again, you must pay attention to the gender of the time word:
- Use **var** + ordinal for *en*-words.
- Use **vart** + ordinal for *ett*-words.

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Distributive time pronouns (varje, varannan)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

The definite ending (barnet, hunden)

Indefinite articles and -ar verbs (en, ett)

Basic word order

Singular adjectives (stor, stort)

Plural adjectives (-a)

Sentence negation (inte)

Yes/No questions

Basic question words (vad, vem, var)

Regular Group 2 verbs (-er)

Short verbs and irregulars (har, gör)

The infinitive marker (att)

Modal verbs (kan, vill, måste, får)

Future intention (ska)

Time adverbs (imorgon, igår)

Word order inversion

Adverbs of frequency (ibland, aldrig)

Everyday things (dörren, stolen, tåget)

Definite suffix spelling changes

Plural nouns Group 1 and 2 (-or, -ar)

Plural nouns Group 3 (-er, -r)

Neuter indefinite plurals

Definite plural suffixes (-na, -a, -en)

Object pronouns (mig, dig, oss)

Reflexive pronouns (sig)

Expanded question words (när, varför)

Which and what (vilken, vilket, vilka)

Coordinating conjunctions (men, eller, för)

Prepositions of place (i, på, till, från)

Quantifiers (mycket, många)

Indefinite pronouns (någon, något, några)

First and second person possessives (min, din, vår, er)

Third person possessives (hans, hennes, dess, deras)

Reflexive possessives (sin, sitt, sina)

The genitive (-s)

Adjectives before singular nouns

Adjectives before plural nouns (-a)

Double definiteness (den, det, de)

Demonstratives (den här, det här, de här)

The imperative mood

Past tense of vara and ha (var, hade)

Possessives for names (-s)

Definite plural adjectives (de ... -a)

Genitive case for names (-s)

Numbers 1 to 10 (en, två, tre...)

Numbers 11 to 20 (elva till tjugo)

Counting by tens to 100 (trettio, fyrtio...)

Days of the week (måndag, tisdag...)

Months of the year (januari, februari...)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (första, andra...)

Greetings and politeness (hej, tack, förlåt)

Particle verbs of direction (gå ut, komma in)

Simple past: Group 1 (-ade)

Simple past: Group 2a (-de)

Simple past: Group 2b (-te)

Simple past: Group 3 (-dde)

Simple past: Group 4

Present perfect: Groups 1 and 2 (har)

Present perfect: Groups 3 and 4

Past perfect (hade)

Future predictions (kommer att)

Future with present tense

The adjective small (liten, litet, små)

Demonstratives of distance (den där, det där, de där)

Negative pronouns (ingen, inget, inga)

Universal pronouns (all, allt, alla)

The generic pronoun (man, en)

Possessive generic pronoun (ens)

Reciprocal pronoun (varandra)

Qualitative pronouns (sådan, sådant, sådana)

Habitual time expressions (på)

Specific past time expressions (i)

Past time expressions (för ... sedan)

Future time expressions (om)

Location and motion adverbs (här/hit, där/dit)

Consequences (så)

Correlative conjunctions (både ... och)

Either and neither (antingen ... eller, varken ... eller)

Verbs of opinion and belief (tycker, tror, tänker)

Subordinate clauses (att, om)

Time clauses (när, innan, medan)

Clauses of cause (eftersom, därför att)

Negation in subordinate clauses (inte)

V2 word order inversion

Relative clauses as subjects (som)

Relative clauses as objects (som)

Relative clauses for places (där)

Adverbs from adjectives (-t)

Adjective comparative and superlative (-are, -ast)

Question	Answer
to check	kontrollera
the schedule	schemat
every, each	varje
I check the schedule every morning.	Jag kontrollerar schemat varje morgon.
to update	uppdatera
You must update the document every week.	Du måste uppdatera dokumentet varje vecka.
the bill	räkningen
We pay the bill every month.	Vi betalar räkningen varje månad.
Every year the company releases a new version.	Varje år släpper företaget en ny version.
the shift	skiftet
every other (en-words); vartannat (ett-words)	varannan
He works the tough shift every other week.	Han jobbar det tuffa skiftet varannan vecka.
We train every other day.	Vi tränar varannan dag.
She visits her grandmother every other weekend.	Hon besöker sin mormor varannan helg.
the oil	oljan
You must check the oil every other year.	Du måste kontrollera oljan vartannat år.
the toothbrush	tandborsten
every (with ordinal)	var
I buy a new toothbrush every third month.	Jag köper en ny tandborste var tredje månad.
They update the schedule every fourth day.	De uppdaterar schemat var fjärde dag.
We change the oil every fifth year.	Vi byter oljan vart femte år.
She washes the car every sixth week.	Hon tvättar bilen var sjätte vecka.
She likes the new shift.	Hon tycker om det nya skiftet.
You must pay the high bill.	Du måste betala den höga räkningen.
The new toothbrush is green.	Den nya tandborsten är grön.
the bedsheet	lakanet
The clean bedsheet is white.	Det rena lakanet är vitt.
I change the sheet every other week.	Jag byter lakanet varannan vecka.