Word
Du måste vänta tjugo dagar.
Meaning
You must wait twenty days.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Du måste vänta tjugo dagar.
du
you (singular)
måste
to have to, must
dagen
the day
vänta
to wait / to expect (a baby)
Questions & Answers about Du måste vänta tjugo dagar.
Why isn't there a word for "to" before vänta?
måste acts just like "must" in English. You pair it directly with the basic form of the next verb, without needing the Swedish word for "to" (att). So you say måste vänta (must wait), never "måste att vänta".
Does måste change if I say "I must" or "we must"?
No. In Swedish, verbs never change based on who is doing the action. It is always måste whether you are saying jag måste (I must), du måste (you must), or vi måste (we must).
What is the singular form of dagar?
The singular is en dag (a day). To make it plural, Swedish often adds the ending -ar, which gives us dagar (days).
How do Swedish speakers usually pronounce tjugo?
While it looks like it should have a hard "g" sound, in everyday spoken Swedish, tjugo is usually pronounced more like "tju-ve". The tj at the beginning sounds similar to a soft English "sh" or "ch".