Breakdown of Jag hade tablån som du vill läsa.
jag
I
du
you (singular)
läsa
to read
ha
to have
vilja
to want to
som
who / which / that (relative pronoun)
tablån
the schedule (TV/radio)
Questions & Answers about Jag hade tablån som du vill läsa.
What is the base form of tablån and how is the definite form made?
The base word is en tablå, which means a schedule, chart, or TV/radio guide. Because the base word ends in a vowel, you just add -n to make it definite ("the schedule"), resulting in tablån.
Why is the word som used here instead of att to mean "that"?
Som is a relative pronoun used to refer back to a noun, meaning "that", "which", or "who" (in this case, it refers back to tablån). Att also translates to "that", but it's used to introduce a new clause or statement (like "I know that you are reading"), not to describe a specific object.
Why isn't there an att (to) before läsa (read)?
The verb vill (want to) acts as a modal verb here. In Swedish, modal verbs are followed directly by the infinitive form of the next verb without att. So it is simply vill läsa (want to read), just like you would say kan läsa (can read).
Is it correct to mix the past tense (hade) and present tense (vill) in this sentence?
Yes, it is perfectly natural. Just like in English, you use the tenses that match when the actions happen. The speaker had the schedule in the past (hade), but the other person wants to read it right now (vill).
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