Learn Swedish: Imorgon ska vi äta på restaurangen. - Tomorrow we will eat at the restaurant.

In Swedish, the finite verb always wants to be in the second position of the sentence. This is called the V2 rule. Because we started this sentence with the time word Imorgon (Tomorrow), the verb ska (will) must come next. The subject vi (we) gets pushed to the third spot.

Why is the verb äta used instead of the present tense äter?

ska is a helper verb used to talk about the future. Whenever you use a helper verb like ska, the main action verb that follows it must be in its base form (the infinitive). So we use äta (to eat) instead of äter (eat/eating).

How does the word restaurangen mean "the restaurant"?

Instead of using a separate word for "the", Swedish usually attaches the definite article to the end of the noun. Because restaurang is an en-word, we add -en to the end to make it restaurangen.

Why do we use på to mean "at" here?

på is a very flexible preposition that often means "on", but it is also the standard word for "at" when talking about public places, businesses, or institutions. You will frequently see it used with places like restaurangen, bion (the cinema), and sjukhuset (the hospital).