Learn Swedish: Vi sitter och njuter av solskenet. - We are sitting and enjoying the sunshine.

This sentence uses a very common Swedish pattern to show that an action is ongoing, similar to the English "-ing" form. By pairing a position verb like sitter (sit) with och (and) and a second verb, Swedish emphasizes that the action is actively happening. It literally translates to "sit and enjoy," but functionally it means "are sitting and enjoying."

Why do we need the word av after njuter?

In Swedish, the verb njuter (to enjoy) almost always needs the preposition av when you are stating exactly what you are enjoying. You cannot just say njuter solskenet; it has to be njuter av solskenet (literally "enjoying of the sunshine").

Could I just say Vi njuter av solskenet instead?

Yes, you absolutely could! Vi njuter av solskenet is perfectly correct and means "We enjoy / We are enjoying the sunshine." However, adding sitter och makes the sentence more descriptive and conversational by painting a picture of exactly how you are enjoying it (while seated).

How is the word solskenet formed?