Questions & Answers about Han lägger sig tidigt.
Han lägger sig translates to "He goes to bed", but what does it mean literally?
The verb lägger means "puts" or "lays", and sig is a reflexive pronoun meaning "himself". So literally, the sentence says "He lays himself early." Using att lägga sig (to lay oneself down) is the standard way to say "to go to bed" in Swedish.
How would I change this sentence to say "I go to bed early"?
You have to change both the subject and the reflexive pronoun so they match. Sig is only for the third person (he, she, it, they). For "I", the reflexive pronoun is mig. So you would say: Jag lägger mig tidigt.
Could I translate "goes to bed" directly by saying Han går till sängen?
Why does tidig (early) have a -t at the end to make it tidigt?
In Swedish, when you use a describing word (an adjective) to describe an action rather than a noun, you usually add a -t to the end. Here, tidigt describes the action of going to bed, so it gets that -t ending.
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