Breakdown of Skolan börjar i september eller oktober.
skolan
the school
i
in
börja
to start
eller
or
september
September
oktober
October
Questions & Answers about Skolan börjar i september eller oktober.
Why does the Swedish sentence say Skolan (the school) when the English translation is just "School"?
In Swedish, when you talk about a general institution or a recurring phase of life like school or work, you usually use the definite form. The word skola means "a school", and adding the -n makes it skolan (the school).
Why aren't september and oktober capitalized?
In Swedish, the names of months, days of the week, and languages are always written with lowercase letters. This is a common difference from English rules!
Is börjar an infinitive or a present tense verb here?
It is a present tense verb. In Swedish, present tense verbs usually end in -r. The base form (infinitive) is att börja (to start), so adding the -r makes it börjar (starts).
Why do we use the word i before the months?
When talking about an event happening during a specific month, Swedish uses the preposition i, which works exactly like the English word "in". Therefore, "in September" translates directly to i september.
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