Word
I övermorgon landar vi på flygplatsen.
Meaning
The day after tomorrow we land at the airport.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of I övermorgon landar vi på flygplatsen.
vi
we
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
flygplatsen
the airport
i övermorgon
the day after tomorrow
Questions & Answers about I övermorgon landar vi på flygplatsen.
Why is the verb landar in the present tense if the action happens in the future?
In Swedish, you can use a present tense verb to talk about the future as long as there is a time phrase showing when it will happen. Here, the time phrase i övermorgon (the day after tomorrow) does exactly that, so landar acts as the future tense.
Why is the word order landar vi instead of vi landar?
This is a great example of the V2 (verb-second) rule. The verb must be the second block of information in a Swedish main clause. Because the sentence starts with the time phrase i övermorgon, the verb landar must come immediately after it, pushing the subject vi to the third position.
How does the word övermorgon translate to the day after tomorrow?
It is a compound word made of över (over) and morgon (which means both morning and tomorrow). The phrase i övermorgon literally means in over-tomorrow.
Why do we use the preposition på for at the airport?
Swedish uses the preposition på (which normally means on) for many public locations and transport hubs. You use på for places like an airport (flygplats), a train station (tågstation), or a hospital (sjukhus).