Breakdown of Imorgon ska de åka till hemlandet dit de alltid vill återvända.
de
they
alltid
always
vilja
to want to
åka
to go, to travel, to leave
Questions & Answers about Imorgon ska de åka till hemlandet dit de alltid vill återvända.
Why do we use dit here instead of där for the word "where"?
In Swedish, you must distinguish between being in a location and moving towards one. där means "where" (location), while dit means "to where" (motion). Because the verb återvända (return) involves moving to the country, we must use the motion word dit.
Why does alltid come before the verb vill? Normally adverbs come after the verb!
You are thinking of main clauses, where the verb comes before the adverb (like De vill alltid...). However, dit de alltid vill återvända is a subordinate clause. In Swedish subordinate clauses, sentence adverbs like alltid, inte, and ofta must be placed before the first verb.
Why is the beginning of the sentence Imorgon ska de and not Imorgon de ska?
This is a reminder of the V2 (verb-second) rule. Whenever you start a main clause with something other than the subject, such as the time word Imorgon, the verb ska must stay in the second position. This forces the subject de to move to the third position.
Could I use gå instead of åka to say they are going to the home country?