Breakdown of Ni jobbar och spelar mycket.
ni
you (plural, subject)
mycket
much / very
jobba
to work
spela
to play
och
and
Questions & Answers about Ni jobbar och spelar mycket.
Why does this sentence use Ni for "you" instead of du?
In English, we use "you" for both one person and a group of people. In Swedish, you have to choose! Use du when talking to one person, and Ni (like "you all" or "y'all") when talking to more than one person.
Both jobbar and spelar end in -ar. Is this the standard present tense ending?
Yes, for the most common group of Swedish verbs (Group 1). The base forms are jobba and spela, and you just add an -r to make them present tense. Also, notice that the verb doesn't change based on who is doing the action. It is Ni jobbar just like it would be jag jobbar (I work) or hon jobbar (she works).
Does spelar mean "play" in every sense of the word?
Not quite! Spelar is used when playing sports, games, or musical instruments. If you want to talk about children playing with toys or playing pretend, you use a completely different verb: leker.
Can mycket mean both "a lot" and "very"?
Yes! When it describes an action like it does here (working and playing), it means "a lot" or "much". If you put it right before an adjective instead, like in mycket bra (very good), it means "very".
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