Word
Är vi överens om ämnet nu?
Meaning
Are we in agreement about the topic now?
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Questions & Answers about Är vi överens om ämnet nu?
Why does the Swedish sentence use the verb är (are) instead of a verb for 'agree'?
In English, 'agree' is a verb, but in Swedish, överens is an adjective that means 'in agreement'. Because it is an adjective, you have to use the verb är (to be). You are literally asking 'Are we in agreement?'.
How is vara överens different from hålla med, which also means 'to agree'?
You use hålla med when one person agrees with another person (for example, Jag håller med dig means 'I agree with you'). You use vara överens to describe a mutual state where two or more people share the same view (Vi är överens means 'We are in agreement').
We are learning about opinion verbs like tycker. Could I use tycker to express this instead?
Yes, you could say Tycker vi lika om ämnet nu? (Do we think the same about the topic now?). Because tycker is used for subjective opinions, tycker lika means to have the same opinion.
Why is the word om used here?
The preposition om often translates to 'about'. When you want to specify what topic you are in agreement on, you use the fixed phrase vara överens om (to be in agreement about / to agree on).