Swedish Adjectives

Welcome to the second Swedish lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Swedish to help you practice your daily phrases.

black svart

grey grå

white vit

blue blå

green grön

yellow gul

red röd

brown brun

Adjectives Grammar Rules

In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar Rules - Swedish
my house is white [noun + adjective] mitt hus är vitt
your country is big [noun + adjective] ert land är stort
new books are expensive [plural + adjective] nya böcker är dyra
we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] vi är glada här
she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] hon har tre små hundar
this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] detta språk är mycket lätt
I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] jag har ett litet växthus

We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.

cold kallt

hot hett

cloudy molnigt

rainy regnar

snowy snöar

sunny soligt

windy blåsigt

warm varmt

Conversation in Swedish

Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.

English - Swedish
hi hej!
how are you? hur mår du?
I'm good, thank you jag mår bra, tack!
and you? och du?
what is your name? vad heter du?
my name is Maya mitt namn är maya
nice to meet you trevligt att träffas!

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