Breakdown of De flög till Sverige innan bröllopet.
de
they
till
to (direction, destination)
innan
before
Sverige
Sweden
flyga
to fly
bröllopet
the wedding
Questions & Answers about De flög till Sverige innan bröllopet.
Why doesn't the past tense verb flög have an ending like "-de" or "-te"?
Flög is the past tense of flyga (to fly). It belongs to the group of strong verbs (Group 4) that don't take a standard past tense ending. Instead, they change their root vowel. Here, the "y" in flyga changes to an "ö" to become flög.
Is bröllopet an "en" word or an "ett" word?
It is an "ett" word: ett bröllop (a wedding). To say "the wedding", you add the definite suffix "-et" to the end, making it bröllopet.
Could I use före instead of innan to say "before the wedding"?
Yes, you could say före bröllopet. Both innan and före translate to "before" when talking about time. While there is a traditional rule that innan should only be followed by a full phrase with a verb, in modern everyday Swedish, innan is very frequently used directly in front of a noun, just like in this sentence.
How should I pronounce De at the start of this sentence?
Even though it is spelled De, it is almost always pronounced as dom. De is the proper written word for "they", but you should get used to saying and hearing dom in normal speech.
Learn De flög till Sverige innan bröllopet and more in Swedish
All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.
- ✓ Practice with interactive exercises
- ✓ Track your progress with spaced repetition
- ✓Learn at your own pace — completely free