Learn Swedish: Jag skulle uppskatta om du inte cyklade här. - I would appreciate it if you did not cycle here.

Skulle translates to "would". Just like in English, you combine it with a verb in its infinitive form (here, uppskatta) to talk about hypothetical situations or to make a request sound softer. Saying Jag skulle uppskatta (I would appreciate) is much more polite than a direct command.

Why is cyklade in the past tense if the request is about the present?

When you use om (if) to talk about a hypothetical situation, Swedish uses the past tense to show that the action isn't actually happening—it is just a wish or a condition. English does the exact same thing here: we say "if you did not cycle", using the past tense to talk about a present wish.

Why is inte placed before the verb cyklade instead of after it?

Because om du inte cyklade här is a subordinate clause (a part of the sentence that cannot stand alone). In a normal main sentence, inte comes after the verb. However, Swedish has a strict rule for subordinate clauses: inte must come before the verb. Learners often remember this using the acronym BIFF: in a subordinate clause (Bistats), Inte goes Före (before) the Finite verb.

The English translation says "appreciate it". Why is there no word for "it" in the Swedish sentence?