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How to say “going” in Swedish

The usual word is en åkernoun · arable land, field

åker

en åker means “arable land”, “field”. The definite form is åkern, the plural åkrar.

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Other Swedish words for “going”

English “going” covers more than one idea. Look at what each Swedish word means on its own to pick the right one.

  • goes, walks, goes, runs
  • will, be going to, (except not formal in tone, but a literal match for meaning) shall, is to; (in the past tense "skulle") were to; was to (Usually not sensible translations, but will provide the right intuition in some tricky cases – see below.)
    huset ska rivas (the building is going to be pulled down)

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