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### Reporting Questions with "om"

In journalism and everyday conversation, we often need to report what someone asks or express uncertainty. To introduce a subordinate clause (*bisats*) for a yes/no question, use the conjunction **om** (if or whether).

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Use *om* with verbs like **bekräfta** (to confirm) to ask someone to verify information.

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### Reporting Statements with "att"

When reporting a statement or claim, use the conjunction **att** (that). Subordinate clauses with *att* usually follow verbs expressing communication or thought, such as **påstå** (to claim).

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Just like in English, you can use *att* to report findings or revelations. You can even link multiple subordinate clauses together.

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### Denying and Mentioning

Other common reporting verbs are **förneka** (to deny) and **nämna** (to mention).

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Depending on the context, *nämna* can take either *att* (reporting a fact) or *om* (reporting uncertainty).

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Subordinate clauses (att, om)

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)

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)

Irregular comparisons

Question	Answer
to wonder	undra
if, whether	om
the rumor	ryktet
to be correct	stämma
The journalist wonders if the rumor is correct.	Journalisten undrar om ryktet stämmer.
I also wonder if you know the truth.	Jag undrar också om du vet sanningen.
to confirm	bekräfta
Can you confirm if the information is correct?	Kan du bekräfta om informationen stämmer?
We confirm that the police are here.	Vi bekräftar att polisen är här.
to claim	påstå
the source	källan
secret	hemlig
He claims that the source is secret.	Han påstår att källan är hemlig.
Why do you claim that the boss is angry?	Varför påstår du att chefen är arg?
Today I believe that the rumor is correct.	Idag tror jag att ryktet stämmer.
to reveal	avslöja
The source reveals that the boss is stealing the money.	Källan avslöjar att chefen stjäl pengarna.
The article reveals both that he lies and that he steals.	Artikeln avslöjar både att han ljuger och att han stjäl.
to deny	förneka
He denies that he has the money.	Han förnekar att han har pengarna.
The woman denies that she knows the man.	Kvinnan förnekar att hon känner mannen.
to mention	nämna
The witness mentioned that the car was black.	Vittnet nämnde att bilen var svart.
Did the colleague mention if the meeting was today?	Nämnde kollegan om mötet var idag?
The journalist wonders if the source is secret.	Journalisten undrar om källan är hemlig.
so that	så att
She speaks slowly so that everyone understands.	Hon pratar långsamt så att alla förstår.
We leave early so that we can swim.	Vi åker tidigt så att vi kan simma.
although, in spite of the fact that	trots att
She swims although the water is cold.	Hon simmar trots att vattnet är kallt.
We go out although it is cold.	Vi går ut trots att det är kallt.
even if, even though	även om
I will come even if it is late.	Jag kommer även om det är sent.
Even though he is tired, he works.	Även om han är trött jobbar han.

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