Breakdown of Vi måste testa den där appen igen idag.
vi
we
idag
today
måste
to have to, must
igen
again
den där
that (en)
appen
the app
testa
to test
Questions & Answers about Vi måste testa den där appen igen idag.
This lesson covers using om for the future. If we are testing the app later today, could we say om idag?
No, you only use om (in) when talking about an amount of time from now, like om två timmar (in two hours). For specific calendar days or general time words like idag (today) or imorgon (tomorrow), you never use om; you just use the word by itself.
Why does the word for app have the definite ending -en after den där?
In Swedish, when you use the demonstrative words den där (that) or den här (this), the noun that follows must be in its definite form. So you are literally saying 'that there the-app' (den där appen).
Why is there no att (to) before the verb testa?
The word måste (must / have to) is a modal verb. Just like in English, modal verbs in Swedish are followed directly by the infinitive form of the next verb without using att. You say vi måste testa, just like you say 'we must test' instead of 'we must to test'.
If I wanted to emphasize that we have to do it today, can I put idag at the start of the sentence?
Yes! Time expressions can easily go at the beginning of a sentence for emphasis. Just remember the V2 rule, which says the verb must be the second block of information. If you start with Idag, the verb måste comes right after it, giving you: Idag måste vi testa den där appen igen.
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