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För det mesta äter vi hemma.

För det mesta äter vi hemma.
Most of the time we eat at home.
From Lesson 316:Multi-word connectors (med andra ord, i stort sett)·Swedish

Breakdown of För det mesta äter vi hemma.

vi
we
hemma
at home
äta
to eat
för det mesta
mostly, most of the time

Questions & Answers about För det mesta äter vi hemma.

Why does the sentence use För det mesta instead of a literal translation involving the word for "time"?
För det mesta is a fixed expression that translates to "for the most part" or "mostly". In Swedish, you generally avoid translating the English idiom "most of the time" literally with the word tid.
Could I use mestadels or oftast instead of för det mesta?
Yes, both work perfectly here! Mestadels äter vi hemma (Mostly we eat at home) and Oftast äter vi hemma (Most often we eat at home) are excellent alternatives. För det mesta is just a very common, natural way to express this in everyday speech.
Why does the verb äter come before the subject vi?
This is the classic V2 (verb-second) rule in action. Because the sentence starts with the adverbial phrase För det mesta, that entire phrase takes up the first "slot" in the sentence. The verb äter must take the second slot, which pushes the subject vi to the third.
Why is it hemma and not hem in this context?
Even at the B2 level, it is easy to mix these up! You use hemma for a fixed location (where you are) and hem for direction or motion (where you are going). Since eating at home involves staying in one place, you need the stationary form hemma.

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