Questions & Answers about Idag äter vi hemma.
Why is the order äter vi instead of vi äter?
This is because of the Swedish "V2 rule" (Verb-Second). The verb must usually be the second block of information in a sentence. Since this sentence starts with the time word idag (today), the verb äter must come immediately after it to stay in the second position. This pushes the subject vi (we) into the third position.
Could I use hem instead of hemma here?
No, because hemma means you are currently in a location ("at home"). You use hem when you are showing movement towards a destination, like in Vi går hem (We are going home).
Sometimes I see "today" written as i dag. Are both correct?
Yes! You can write it as one word (idag) or two words (i dag). Both are completely correct and mean the same thing, though writing it as one word is very common.
If I want to say "Today we are eating at home", do I need to change the sentence?
No, the sentence stays exactly the same. Swedish does not have a separate "is/are doing" tense. The present tense verb äter translates to both "eat" and "are eating" depending on what makes the most sense in English.
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