Swedish Grammar for Intermediate LearnersCEFR B1 Level
Master advanced concepts like subjunctive mood and passive voice.
Advance your Swedish skills with B1 intermediate grammar. Learn subjunctive mood, passive voice, conditional sentences, and nuanced grammar rules. Designed for confident learners aiming for fluency in Swedish.
Future Tense
Learn the multiple ways to express future time in Swedish. Master 'ska', 'kommer att', and present tense for future, understanding when to use each construction for plans, predictions, and scheduled events.
Subjunctive & Conditional
Express hypothetical situations, wishes, and polite requests in Swedish using 'skulle' and conditional constructions. Master if-clauses (om-satser) and understand how Swedish handles unreal conditions.
Relative Clauses
Add information to nouns using relative clauses with 'som' (who, which, that). Learn when 'som' can be omitted, how to use 'vars' for possession, and master relative clause word order.
Passive Voice
Learn to form and use the passive voice in Swedish using the -s suffix and 'bli/vara + past participle'. Understand when to use passive for formal writing, processes, and when the agent is unknown or unimportant.
Reported Speech
Learn to report what others said in Swedish using indirect speech. Master the tense shifts, pronoun changes, and reporting verbs like 'säga', 'berätta', and 'fråga' for statements, commands, and questions.
Past Perfect Tense
Describe actions completed before another past action using the Swedish past perfect (pluskvamperfekt). Form it with 'hade' + supine and use it to establish clear sequences in storytelling, explanations, and complex narratives.
Infinitive vs Gerund
Master when to use the infinitive (att + verb) versus present participle (-ande/-ende forms) in Swedish. Unlike English, Swedish relies heavily on infinitives with 'att' after most verbs, making this simpler than in English but with important patterns to learn.
Adverbs & Adverb Position
Master Swedish adverbs and their placement in sentences. Learn how to form adverbs from adjectives, understand the critical difference between main clause and subordinate clause word order, and use common adverbs naturally.
Genitive Case
Express possession and relationships between nouns using the Swedish genitive. Swedish uses the simple -s suffix (without apostrophe) for all nouns regardless of ending. Learn when to use genitive versus prepositional phrases with 'av' or 'till'.
Double Infinitive Construction
Master Swedish double infinitive constructions used in perfect tenses with modal verbs. Learn when the modal keeps its infinitive form instead of becoming a supine, and understand the word order in these complex verb chains.
Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II)
Master Swedish conditional expressions for hypothetical situations, wishes, and polite requests. Learn to use 'skulle' + infinitive, understand om-clauses, and express politeness in Swedish conversation.
Location vs. Direction Prepositions
Master Swedish prepositions that change based on location (where?) versus direction (where to?). Learn the distinction between i/på for static location and till for movement, and understand how Swedish expresses spatial relationships.
Participial Adjectives
Use present and past participles as adjectives in Swedish. The present participle (-ande/-ende) describes ongoing actions, while the past participle (-ad/-d/-t/-en) describes completed states. Master their agreement patterns and positions in sentences.
Complex Sentence Structure
Combine multiple clauses fluently using advanced Swedish connectors. Master concessive (trots att, fastän), conditional (ifall, såvida), temporal (så snart, sedan), and other sophisticated conjunctions to express nuanced relationships between ideas.