Questions & Answers about Vi tar emot gäster hela sommaren.
Why use tar emot instead of just får for 'receive'?
While får means 'receive' in the sense of getting something (like an email or a gift), tar emot is used when you are actively welcoming people, accepting guests, or taking physical deliveries.
Is tar emot a phrasal verb, and if so, which word is stressed?
Yes, it is a phrasal verb (partikelverb). In Swedish, the stress always falls on the particle in these verbs. You must emphasize emot, speaking it as 'tar EMOT'.
Could I change the word order and say Vi tar gäster emot?
No, you cannot separate the verb and its particle with a noun object in Swedish. The particle emot must come directly after the verb tar and before the object gäster.
Why is the definite form sommaren used here when the English translation is just 'summer'?
In Swedish, the adjective hela (meaning 'the whole' or 'all') must always be followed by a noun in its definite form. So 'all summer' translates to hela sommaren (literally 'the whole the-summer').