Breakdown of Vandrade ni på fjället i helgen?
ni
you (plural, subject)
i
in
helgen
the weekend
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
Questions & Answers about Vandrade ni på fjället i helgen?
Why does the verb vandrade end in -ade?
It is the simple past tense (preteritum) of the verb att vandra (to hike). Group 1 verbs are regular and always end in -ade in the past tense. You just take the infinitive (vandra) and add -de.
Where is the word for "did" in this question?
Swedish doesn't use helper verbs like "do" or "did" to ask questions. Instead, you just swap the order of the subject and the verb. So, vandrade ni literally translates to "hiked you".
Why use fjället instead of berget for "the mountain"?
Both mean "the mountain", but ett fjäll specifically refers to the high Scandinavian mountains that rise above the tree line. If you are hiking in northern Sweden, you will almost always hear fjället. Ett berg is the generic word for any mountain.
Why does "this weekend" translate to i helgen?
I helgen is a set phrase that can mean "this past weekend" or "this coming weekend". You use the context to figure out which one it is! Because vandrade is in the past tense, we know i helgen means the weekend that just passed. Notice it uses the definite form, helgen (the weekend).