Breakdown of Vi längtar efter nästa vecka då vi ska resa utomlands.
vi
we
ska
will
resa
to travel
nästa
next
veckan
the week
utomlands
abroad
längta efter
to long for
då
when (relative)
Questions & Answers about Vi längtar efter nästa vecka då vi ska resa utomlands.
Why use då instead of när to mean "when" in this sentence?
In this sentence, då is a relative adverb. It points directly back to the specific time just mentioned (nästa vecka). While you will hear native speakers use när in everyday speech for this too, då is the formally correct word to introduce a relative clause describing a time noun.
Why do we need the preposition efter here? Can I just say Vi längtar nästa vecka?
No, you need efter. The verb längta usually pairs with the preposition efter to mean "to long for" or "to look forward to". It works just like the English "long for" — you wouldn't say "we long next week" without the preposition.
Since we are talking about a specific week, why is it nästa vecka instead of the definite form nästa veckan?
The word nästa (next) is a bit of an exception in Swedish. Even though it points to a specific thing, it is almost always followed by the indefinite form of the noun. So it is always nästa vecka, nästa år (next year), and so on.
Why does the word for abroad, utomlands, end with an -s?
The -s at the end is an old Swedish ending used to create adverbs of location or direction. You will spot this same -s ending on similar words like inrikes (domestic) or utrikes (foreign).
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