Word
Det kommer att regna mycket i helgen.
Meaning
It will rain a lot this weekend.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Det kommer att regna mycket i helgen.
Why do we use kommer att regna here instead of just the present tense regnar for the future?
In Swedish, you can often use the present tense to talk about the future if it is a scheduled plan (like "I am traveling tomorrow"). However, for things we can't control or are just predicting—like the weather—we use kommer att + the infinitive (dictionary) form of the verb (regna).
Do I always have to say the att in kommer att?
In written Swedish, you should generally include att. But in everyday spoken Swedish, people very often drop it and just say Det kommer regna. Both mean exactly the same thing.
Why is "this weekend" translated as i helgen? Doesn't helgen mean "the weekend"?
Yes, helgen is the definite form ("the weekend"). To say "this weekend" in Swedish, you use the preposition i followed by this definite form. It is a set time expression you just have to memorize, similar to how i kväll means "this evening" or "tonight".
Why does the sentence start with Det?
Just like in English ("It will rain"), Swedish uses det (it) as a placeholder subject when talking about the weather. Every complete sentence needs a subject, and since no actual person or thing is "doing" the raining, det fills that empty spot.