Questions & Answers about Förstår ni oss?
Why does this question start with the verb Förstår instead of a word like "Do"?
Swedish doesn't use "do" words to make questions! To ask a yes/no question, you just swap the subject and the verb. Instead of "Do you understand us?", you literally say "Understand you us?" (Förstår ni oss?).
Is oss the object form of vi (we)?
Exactly! Just like in English where "we" changes to "us" when it receives the action, the Swedish subject vi changes to the object pronoun oss. Since "we" are the ones being understood here, we use oss.
How do I know if ni means "you" singular or "you" plural here?
In modern Swedish, ni is the plural "you" (like "you all" or "you guys"). If you were asking just one person if they understand, you would use the singular pronoun du instead, making it: Förstår du oss?
What is the base form of the verb förstår?
The dictionary form (infinitive) is förstå (to understand). Because it ends in a vowel, you just add an -r to make it present tense (förstår).
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