Questions & Answers about Han ska släppa appen om tre veckor.
Why do we use om here instead of i to mean "in"?
In Swedish, when you want to say that something will happen in a certain amount of time in the future, you use om (like om tre veckor for "in three weeks"). If you used i (i tre veckor), it would mean the action lasts for a duration of three weeks.
Does släppa always mean "release"?
Släppa basically means "to drop" or "to let go of". Just like in English where you can "drop" a new album or product, Swedish uses släppa for releasing things to the public, like apps, movies, or music.
Why does the sentence use ska släppa instead of kommer att släppa for the future tense?
Both can translate to "will release", but ska is used when there is a clear plan, intention, or decision made by the person doing the action. Since releasing an app is a planned event, ska fits perfectly here!
How does an English loanword like "app" become appen?
When Swedish adopts short English nouns, they often become regular en-words. For en app, you just follow the normal Swedish rule for making it definite (meaning "the app") by adding -en to the end, resulting in appen.