Breakdown of På söndag slutar semestern.
sluta
to stop
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
semestern
the vacation
söndag
Sunday
Questions & Answers about På söndag slutar semestern.
Why does the verb slutar come before the subject semestern?
Swedish uses the V2 rule, meaning the verb is usually the second block of information in a statement. Because this sentence starts with the time phrase På söndag, the verb slutar must come right after it, pushing the subject semestern further back.
Does the word semestern refer to a university semester?
No, it is a false friend! In Swedish, en semester means a vacation or holiday from work. If you want to talk about a school or university term, the Swedish word is en termin.
Why does semestern end in an -n?
That -n at the end is the Swedish way of saying 'the'. The base word is en semester (a vacation). To say 'the vacation', you attach the definite ending -n directly to the word, making it semestern.
Is på the usual word to use for 'on' a day of the week?
Yes! You use på followed by the day of the week to talk about when something will happen. Saying på söndag specifically means 'this coming Sunday'. If you want to say you do something every Sunday, you use the plural form: på söndagar.
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