If you're trying to learn Swedish Negation you will find some useful resources including a course about Negation and negative expressions... to help you with your Swedish grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Swedish. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Learning the Swedish Negation displayed below is vital to the language. Swedish negation is the process that turns an affirmative statement (I am happy) into its opposite denial (I am not happy). Here are some examples:
| English Negation | Swedish Negation |
|---|---|
| Negation | Negation |
| he is not here | han är inte här |
| that is not my book | det är inte min bok |
| do not enter | gå inte in |
Notice the structure of the Negation in Swedish.
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in Swedish placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Swedish vocabulary.
| English Negation | Swedish Negation |
|---|---|
| I don't speak | jag talar inte |
| I don't write | jag skriver inte |
| I don't drive | jag kör inte |
| I don't love | jag älskar inte |
| I don't give | jag ger inte |
| I don't smile | jag ler inte |
| I don't take | jag tar inte |
| he doesn't speak | han talar inte |
| he doesn't write | han skriver inte |
| he doesn't drive | han kör inte |
| he doesn't love | han älskar inte |
| he doesn't give | han ger inte |
| he doesn't smile | han ler inte |
| he doesn't take | han tar inte |
| we don't speak | vi talar inte |
| we don't write | vi skriver inte |
| we don't drive | vi kör inte |
| we don't love | vi älskar inte |
| we don't give | vi ger inte |
| we don't smile | vi ler inte |
| we don't take | vi tar inte |
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