| Grammar Notes: Sentence 1: Ett ungt par tittar på varandra. 1. Ett - "A" or "An", an indefinite article used here because "par" (pair) is a neuter noun. 2. ungt - "Young", an adjective describing "par". It is in neuter form to match the noun "par". 3. par - "Pair" or "Couple", a neuter noun. 4. tittar - "Looks" or "is looking", present tense of the verb "titta" (to look). 5. på - "At", a preposition used here to indicate the direction of the look. 6. varandra - "Each other", a reciprocal pronoun indicating that the action is being done mutually. Sentence 2: De befinner sig på en tågstation. 1. De - "They", a personal pronoun used as the subject of the sentence. 2. befinner - "Are located", present tense of the verb "befinna" (to find oneself, to be located). 3. sig - "Themselves", a reflexive pronoun used with "befinner" to indicate that the subject is performing the action on themselves. 4. på - "At", a preposition indicating location. 5. en - "A" or "An", an indefinite article used here as "tågstation" is a common gender noun. 6. tågstation - "Train station", a noun denoting location. General Grammar Tip: In Swedish, the definite form of nouns is often formed by adding an ending to the noun itself, unlike in English where "the" is used as a separate word. For example, "en tågstation" (a train station) becomes "tågstationen" (the train station). Note how the article "en" merges with the noun in its definite form. Related Vocabulary: - Tåg - "Train", forming part of the compound noun "tågstation". - Station - "Station", the second part of the compound noun "tågstation". - Titta på - "To watch" or "To look at", a phrasal verb indicating the act of looking with attention towards something. |
