Verb comes second – Swedish word order
One of the major issues for learners, especially for English speakers, is Swedish word order in sentences. People nearly fluent still sometimes make word order mistakes in Swedish, and for beginners this is really difficult to get your head around. These kinds of mistakes sound pretty ugly to Swedes: no native Swede would do this, […]
Who let the cows out? Kosläpp!
The Swedish tradition of kosläpp In Sweden, we do appreciate signs of spring (vårtecken). It could be spotting the first tussilago, listening to the dripping sound of melting snow, or visiting art galleries when they open for the season. Another fun and enjoyable vårtecken is that of kosläpp. What is kosläpp? Throughout April and May […]