Breakdown of Familjen besöker museet på lördagar.
familjen
the family
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
besöka
to visit
lördag
Saturday
Questions & Answers about Familjen besöker museet på lördagar.
Why do we use på before lördagar here?
In Swedish, you use the preposition på together with the plural form of a weekday to show that something is a regular habit. So på lördagar means on Saturdays or every Saturday.
How would I change this sentence to say they are visiting the museum this coming Saturday?
You would change the plural lördagar to the singular lördag. Using på with the singular day (på lördag) means this coming Saturday, while på lördagar means it happens regularly as a habit.
Why is the Swedish word for the museum spelled museet?
The base word is ett museum. Words that end in -um in Swedish follow a special pattern. To make them definite, you drop the -um and add the standard -et ending. That is why it becomes museet.
What is the base form of familjen?
The base word is en familj. Because it is an en word, you simply add the -en ending to mean the family, giving us familjen.