Breakdown of På lördag ska vi träna på gymmet.
vi
we
ska
will
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
träna
to exercise
gymmet
the gym
lördag
Saturday
Questions & Answers about På lördag ska vi träna på gymmet.
Why is the verb ska before the subject vi?
This is because of the verb-second (V2) rule in Swedish. Whenever a sentence starts with something other than the subject, like the time phrase På lördag, the verb must be in the second position. So, it becomes På lördag ska vi instead of På lördag vi ska.
Does På lördag mean every Saturday or just this coming Saturday?
It means this coming Saturday. In Swedish, using på plus the singular weekday means you are talking about the next time that day happens. If you wanted to say on Saturdays in general, you would use the plural form and say på lördagarna.
I thought träna meant to practice. Does it also mean to work out?
Yes! While träna can mean to practice a skill or a language, it is also the standard Swedish word for exercising or working out physically.
Why is the word for gym written as gymmet?
The ending -et makes the word definite, meaning the gym. The word for a gym is an ett-word (ett gym), so to say the gym, you add -et to the end of the word.
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