Word
Han stiger upp och äter frukost.
Meaning
He gets up and eats breakfast.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Han stiger upp och äter frukost.
och
and
äta
to eat
frukosten
the breakfast
stiga upp
to get up (out of bed)
Questions & Answers about Han stiger upp och äter frukost.
Why are there two words, stiger and upp, for 'gets up'?
Stiger means 'steps' or 'rises,' and upp means 'up.' In Swedish, many verbs team up with a short direction word to create a specific meaning. Together, stiger upp means physically getting out of bed.
Can I use vaknar instead of stiger upp?
They mean slightly different things, just like in English. Vaknar means 'wakes up' (opening your eyes and stopping sleeping), while stiger upp is the action of actually leaving the bed.
Why isn't there an en before frukost?
Just like in English, Swedish usually drops the article when talking about having a routine meal. You just say äter frukost (eats breakfast), äter lunch (eats lunch), or äter middag (eats dinner).
Is it wrong to say ...och han äter frukost?
It is not strictly wrong, but it sounds repetitive. Because the same person (han) is doing both actions, you can drop the second han to make the sentence flow better, exactly like saying 'He gets up and eats' in English.