Breakdown of På vintern spelar de fotboll inomhus.
de
they
spela
to play
fotboll
football
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
vintern
the winter
inomhus
indoors
Questions & Answers about På vintern spelar de fotboll inomhus.
Why is it På vintern with a definite ending instead of just På vinter?
When you want to say that something happens habitually during a season (like every winter or in the wintertime), Swedish uses på followed by the definite form of the season, which here is vintern.
Would it be wrong to say I vinter instead of På vintern?
Yes, it would change the meaning! På vintern means you do it regularly every winter. If you say i vinter, it means this winter (the one that is happening now or coming up next).
Why is the word order spelar de (play they) instead of de spelar (they play)?
This is a great example of the V2 rule. In Swedish, the verb must be the second block of information in a sentence. Since the time phrase På vintern takes up the first spot, the verb spelar has to come next, pushing the subject de to the third spot.
How does the word inomhus work?
It is made by combining inom (within or inside) and hus (house). It is used to mean indoors. If the sentence was about playing outdoors, you would use its opposite: utomhus.
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