Swedish verbs built from Greek-origin words
What the lesson covers
The lesson focused on expanding Swedish vocabulary and grammar, particularly by leveraging words of Greek origin common in English. It began with the word "stad" (city) and explained the difference between "bor" (to live/reside) and "lever" (to be alive). The concept of forming compound words, such as "storstad" (metropolis), was introduced, along with the verb "flytta" (to move). A significant part of the lesson covered forming verbs from English-like nouns such as "problem," "system," and "tema" (theme) by adding the suffix "-atisera," creating words like "problematisera" and "systematisera." The phrase "Det finns" was taught as the Swedish equivalent for "there is/are," meaning "there exists." Finally, the versatile verb "saknar" was introduced, meaning both "to lack" and "to miss."
Vocabulary in this lesson
52 words. Inside Lingolib each one is tappable in the transcript and saved to your library with one tap.
- arbete
- work
- arbetet
- the work
- att
- to (infinitive marker)
- att flytta
- to move
- att sakna
- to lack
- behöver
- need / needs
- bo
- to live / stay
- bor
- live
- bra
- good
- desperat
- desperate
- det
- it
- det här
- this
- detta
- this
- dör
- die
- en
- a/an (common gender)
- ett
- a/an (neuter)
- finna
- find
- finnas
- exist
- finns
- exists / there is
- fixa
- fix
- flytta
- move
- hjälpa
- to help
- hoppas
- hope
- i
- in
- idag
- today
- imorgon
- tomorrow
- jag
- I
- lever
- live
- mamma
- mom
- men
- but
- mig
- me
- min
- my
- problem
- problem
- problematisera
- problematize
- problemet
- the problem
- sakna
- to lack
- saknar
- lack / miss
- stad
- city
- staden
- the city
- stor
- big
- storstad
- metropolis
- system
- system
- systematisera
- systematize
- tema
- theme
- tematisera
- tematize
- tror
- believe / think
- vi
- we
- vilken
- which
- vill
- want / wants
- vårt
- our
- är
- am / is / are
- äta
- to eat / eat
How the lesson starts
The opening of the lesson transcript. The rest is in the course, synced to the video.
Let's continue on in our quest to borrow as much as we can from English, in order to make it easier for us to transfer knowledge from English to Swedish. And we're going to look at some words that have Greek origin, and that are very useful in Swedish, just like they are in English, as well as talk a little bit more about how to describe your city. So, to begin, the word for "city" in Swedish is of course stad, en stad.
Spelled s-t-a-d, stad, en stad.
So, how would you say "I am in a city"? Jag är i en stad. And if you're ever unsure about ett or en, always guess for en, as they are more common. But of course, with time, you'll get used to it, so you will feel it, basically, when it feels off.
Jag är i en stad.
The video plays beside a transcript that follows it line by line. Swedish words are underlined; tap one and the video pauses, the meaning appears, and the word goes into your library. At the end there is a five-question quiz written from this exact lesson, and every word can be practised out loud.