Questions & Answers about De ska inte resa i helgen.
Why do we use resa instead of att resa after ska?
ska shows future intention, similar to the English 'will' or 'going to'. Just like in English where you say 'will travel' instead of 'will to travel', Swedish uses the bare dictionary form of the verb (resa) without att (to) right after ska.
Why is inte placed between ska and resa?
In a standard Swedish main sentence, the word for 'not' (inte) goes right after the first verb. Here, ska is the first verb, so inte must come after it, pushing the second verb (resa) further back in the sentence.
Does i helgen literally mean 'in the weekend'?
Literally, yes. However, using i plus the definite form of the noun (helgen) is the standard Swedish way to say 'this weekend' or 'this upcoming weekend'.
How should I pronounce the word De in this sentence?
Even though it is spelled De, it is almost always pronounced as dom in everyday spoken Swedish. You write De ska inte resa, but you say it as Dom ska inte resa.
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