Breakdown of Jag hoppas att du minns övningen.
jag
I
du
you (singular)
att
that
hoppas
to hope
övningen
the exercise
minnas
to remember
Questions & Answers about Jag hoppas att du minns övningen.
Why do the verbs hoppas and minns end in an -s here?
These are called deponent verbs. Usually, a Swedish verb ending in -s is in the passive voice. However, deponent verbs always end in -s but have a normal, active meaning. You just have to learn these specific verbs as vocabulary words.
Since minns ends in -s, how do I know it is in the present tense?
Deponent verbs have specific forms for different tenses that you have to learn. The infinitive form is minnas meaning to remember, but the present tense drops the -a- and becomes minns. For hoppas, both the infinitive and the present tense are exactly the same: hoppas.
Can I leave out the word att just like we often drop the word that in English?
Yes! Just like in English, it is very common in spoken Swedish to drop att and simply say Jag hoppas du minns övningen. Keeping it is a bit more formal and perfectly correct for writing.
How does the word övningen get the meaning of the exercise?
In Swedish, the definite article is attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word in front. En övning means an exercise. Adding -en to the end gives you övningen, which means the exercise.
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