Breakdown of Vi ses i slutet av månaden.
månaden
the month
ses
to see each other
i slutet av
at the end of
Questions & Answers about Vi ses i slutet av månaden.
Why is ses in the present tense if the translation says "We will see each other"?
In Swedish, the present tense is very commonly used to express the future, especially when there is a specific time marker in the sentence. Because i slutet av månaden clearly points to the future, you don't need a future helper verb like kommer att.
Is ses a passive verb here since it ends in an -s?
No, here the -s makes it a reciprocal verb, meaning the action is something people do to or with each other. Vi ses literally means "We see each other." Other common reciprocal verbs you will use at this level include vi hörs (we'll be in touch) and vi möts (we meet).
Why do we use the preposition i for "at" the end of the month, rather than på or vid?
When talking about the stages of a specific time period, Swedish consistently uses i. You will see this same pattern in a trio of common time phrases: i början av (at the beginning of), i mitten av (in the middle of), and i slutet av (at the end of).
Both slutet and månaden are in their definite forms here. Is it possible to use a possessive instead, like i månadens slut?
Yes, i månadens slut is grammatically correct and means the same thing. However, using i slutet av plus the definite noun is much more common and sounds more natural in everyday conversational Swedish.
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