Breakdown of Doktorn kommer strax.
komma
to come
strax
right away / soon (immediately / in a moment)
doktorn
the doctor (as a title, informally)
Questions & Answers about Doktorn kommer strax.
Why does the word for "the doctor" end in just -n instead of -en?
Even though doktor is an en-word, nouns that end in an unstressed -or (like doktor, motor, traktor) drop the usual e and just add -n for the singular definite form. Writing or saying doktoren is incorrect and would sound unnatural.
What is the difference between strax and snart?
Both can translate to "soon", but strax is much more immediate. Strax means "right away", "shortly", or "in just a moment". Snart means "soon", which could be in ten minutes or later today. If a receptionist says Doktorn kommer strax, expect the doctor to walk through the door at any second!
Why is the present tense kommer used instead of a future tense like kommer att komma?
Just like in English ("The doctor is coming"), Swedish frequently uses the present tense to talk about the near future. This is extremely common when a time word like strax makes it clear that the action hasn't happened yet, and it is almost always the preferred choice for verbs of motion like komma and gå.
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