Breakdown of Kan vi träffa vännen senare imorgon?
vi
we
vännen
the friend
kunna
to be able to, can
imorgon
tomorrow
träffa
to meet
senare
later
Questions & Answers about Kan vi träffa vännen senare imorgon?
Does imorgon literally mean "in the morning"?
The word morgon does mean "morning", but imorgon (which can also be written as two words, i morgon) specifically means "tomorrow". If you want to say "in the morning", you would instead say på morgonen.
Why is the verb träffa instead of träffar?
Because it comes after the helper verb kan (can). Just like in English, Swedish uses the base form (infinitive) of the main verb when it follows helper verbs like kan, vill (want to), or ska (will).
Why does vännen have a double "n"?
The basic word for "a friend" is en vän. In Swedish, you say "the friend" by attaching the "-en" to the end of the word. Because vän has a short vowel sound followed by a single consonant, we double the last consonant before adding the ending, making it vännen.
Is senare related to the word for "late"?
Yes! The word for "late" is sen. Adding "-are" turns it into senare, which means "later". It works just like adding "-er" to adjectives in English.
Why does the sentence start with Kan?
This is a yes/no question. To turn a statement like Vi kan träffa vännen (We can meet the friend) into a question, you simply swap the subject (vi) and the verb (kan) so the verb comes first.
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