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De cyklar alltid till banken.

De cyklar alltid till banken.
They always cycle to the bank.
From Lesson 30:Prepositions of place (i, på, till, från)·Swedish

Questions & Answers about De cyklar alltid till banken.

Why do we use till instead of på or i here?
The preposition till means "to" and is used to show movement toward a destination. Because they are cycling to the bank, we use till. If they were already doing something at the bank, we would use på banken (at the bank) or i banken (inside the bank).
How should I pronounce the word De?
Even though it is spelled De, it is almost always pronounced like dom in spoken Swedish. You will hear this everywhere, but De remains the correct spelling for standard written Swedish.
Why is alltid (always) placed after the verb cyklar?
In Swedish, the verb must usually be the second piece of information in a standard sentence (this is the V2 rule). Because the subject De is first, the verb cyklar must come second. Adverbs like alltid (always) are placed right after the verb.
Why does the sentence use banken instead of just bank?
In Swedish, the word for "the" is attached to the end of the noun rather than being a separate word in front. The base word is en bank (a bank), and adding the -en ending gives us banken (the bank).

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