Breakdown of Vi övar uttalet lite oftare än ordförrådet.
vi
we
ofta
often
lite
a little, a bit
än
than
öva
to practice
uttalet
the pronunciation
ordförrådet
the vocabulary
Questions & Answers about Vi övar uttalet lite oftare än ordförrådet.
I usually see practice translated as övar på. Why is på missing here?
While övar på is very common, especially before verbs (övar på att tala - practice speaking), you can often drop the på when the object is a direct noun representing a skill. Both vi övar uttalet and vi övar på uttalet are correct, but dropping the preposition is very natural and common in this context.
What is the literal meaning of ordförrådet?
It literally translates to the "word supply" or "word store". It is a compound of ett ord (a word) and ett förråd (a supply or storage). Since förråd is an ett word, the definite form takes the -et ending to become ordförrådet (the vocabulary).
Could I say mer ofta instead of oftare?
You would be understood, but oftare is the correct and much more natural choice. In Swedish, short everyday adverbs like ofta take the -re ending for the comparative (oftare) and -st for the superlative (oftast). You generally only use mer (more) for longer, more complex words.
Why use the definite forms uttalet and ordförrådet instead of just uttal and ordförråd?
In English, we often leave abstract skills like "pronunciation" or "vocabulary" in the indefinite form when talking about practicing them. Swedish, however, prefers the definite form when referring to a specific, understood context. Here, it implies the pronunciation and the vocabulary of the specific language they are currently studying.
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