Questions & Answers about När äter vi?
Why is there no word for 'do' in the Swedish sentence?
Swedish doesn't use 'do' or 'does' to make questions. Instead of saying 'When do we eat?', Swedish simply puts the verb right after the question word, making the literal translation 'When eat we?' (När äter vi?).
Why does äter come before vi?
In Swedish questions, the verb almost always comes in the second position. Since the question word När takes up the first spot, the verb äter has to come next, followed by the subject vi.
Could När äter vi? also mean 'When are we eating?'?
Yes! Swedish verbs in the present tense cover both general actions ('eat') and ongoing actions ('are eating'). You can translate this sentence either way depending on what sounds best in the English context.
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