Asking "From Where" with Varifrån
In Swedish, the question word varifrån (literally "where from") combines "where" and "from" into a single word.
In direct questions, place varifrån at the beginning of the sentence, followed immediately by the verb to maintain V2 (verb-second) word order.
| Where does this cargo come from? | Varifrån kommer den här lasten? |
| Where did the man try to smuggle the gold from? | Varifrån försökte mannen smuggla guldet? |
Indirect Questions
You can also use varifrån in the middle of a sentence to introduce an indirect question or describe an origin. In these subordinate clauses, the subject comes right after varifrån, followed by the verb.
| I do not know where the car comes from. | Jag vet inte varifrån bilen kommer. |
| The customs officer asked where I came from. | Tulltjänstemannen frågade varifrån jag kom. |
At the Customs Desk
To practice tracking origins, this lesson features vocabulary related to border control (tullen) and suspicious imports.
| Was the cargo stopped in customs? | Blev lasten stoppad i tullen? |
| Do I have to declare this watch at customs? | Måste jag deklarera den här klockan i tullen? |
| Customs will confiscate the counterfeit art. | Tullen kommer att beslagta den förfalskade konsten. |
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