Kapitel 4

Question 1

what are the different människor (people) i klassrummet

Answer 1

en elev - a primary school student
en student - a uni student
en lärare/en professor

Question 2

a desk (school) and a chair

Answer 2

en stol och en skolbänk

Question 3

a desk (larger)

Answer 3

ett skrivbord

Question 4

a computer

Answer 4

en dator (en PC/en Mac)

Question 5

a screen (for viewing)

Answer 5

en filmduk

Question 6

a whiteboard

Answer 6

en tavla

Question 7

a clock

Answer 7

en klocka

Question 8

a map

Answer 8

en karta

Question 9

a window

Answer 9

ett fönster

Question 10

är du elev

Answer 10

nej, jag är inte elev

Question 11

är du student

Answer 11

ja, jag är student

Question 12

är du lärare/professor

Answer 12

nej, jag är inte lärare/professor

Question 13

vad ser du i ditt klassrum

Answer 13

what do you see in your classroom?
jag ser ___ i mitt klassrum

Question 14

hur många studenter / elever finns i din klass

Answer 14

how many students are in your classroom
det finns ___ studenter / elever i min klass

Question 15

a backpack

Answer 15

en ryggsäck

Question 16

a sheet of paper

Answer 16

ett ark papper

Question 17

a textbook

Answer 17

en lärobok

Question 18

a binder

Answer 18

en ringpärm

Question 19

a pencil

Answer 19

en blyertspenna

Question 20

a book

Answer 20

en bok

Question 21

a laptop

Answer 21

en bärbar dator / en laptop

Question 22

a notebook

Answer 22

ett block

Question 23

a tablet

Answer 23

en tablett

Question 24

a pen

Answer 24

ett penna

Question 25

a phone

Answer 25

en mobiltelefon / en iPhone

Question 26

a marker

Answer 26

en spritpenna

Question 27

a student ID card

Answer 27

ett studentbevis / ett studentkort

Question 28

a dictionary

Answer 28

en ordbok / ett lexikon

Question 29

vad har du i din ryggsäck

Answer 29

what do you have in your backpack
jag har…

Question 30

hur säger man…?

Answer 30

how do you say

Question 31

vad betyder…?

Answer 31

what does … mean?

Question 32

hur stavar man…?

Answer 32

how do you spell…?
man stavar det …

Question 33

what are class one plurals

Answer 33

approx. 10%. they are all common nouns, and the majority end in -a in the singular. the -a is dropped before the plural ending -or:
ex. en flicka, flickan, flickor, flickorna (a girl, the girl, girls, the girls)
ex. en karta, kartan, kartor, kartorna (a map, the map, maps, the maps)

Question 34

what are class 2 plurals

Answer 34

approx. 40%. they are all common in gender. all take the plural ending -ar. the second declension includes:
1. most monosyllabic common nouns ending in a constant
ex. en arm, armen, armar, armarna (a arm, the arm, arms, the arms)
2. monosyllabic common nouns ending in a vowel
ex. en fru, frun, fruar, fruarna (a wife, the wife, wives, the wives)
3. most common nouns of more than one syllable ending in unstressed -e, -er, -el, or -en. note that these nouns drop the unstressed -e- when the plural ending is added.
ex. en pojke, pojken, pojkar, pojkarna (a boy, the boy, boys, the boys)
4. common nouns ending in -dom or -ning
ex. en sjukdom, sjukdomen, sjukdomar, sjukdomarna
5. there are a few second declension nouns that have irregular plural forms
ex. en dotter, dottern, döttrar, döttrarna (a daughter, the daughter, daughters, the daughters)

Question 35

what are class 3 plurals

Answer 35

approx. 20%. the plural ending for this declension is -er. the main categories for 3rd declension nouns are:
1. many monosyllabic nouns ending in a constant
ex. en rätt, rätten, rätter, rätterna (a right, the right, rights, the rights)
2. all nouns ending in -eum or -ium. in the plural, these nouns drop the -um when the plural ending is added
ex. ett museum, museet, museer, museerna (a museum, the museum, museums,
3. some common nouns ending in a vowel. the plural ending for thee nouns is -r instead of -er.
ex. en sko, skon, skor, skorna (a shoe, the shoe, shoes, the shoes)
4. there are 17 nounds that modify their stem vowels.
ex. en brand, branden, bränder, bränderna (a fire, the fire, fires, the fires)
5. common nouns ending in -het, -nad, -else, -är, -arie, -ation, -ör, -ent, -sion. all neuter nouns ending in -eri.

Question 36

what are class 4 plurals

Answer 36

approx. 5%. a few ett-nouns ending in vowel take -n in indef plural/-a in def plural.
ett apple, äpplet, äpplen, äpplena (an apple, the apple, apples, the apples)

Question 37

what are class 5 plurals

Answer 37

approx. 25%. most ett-nouns and some en-nouns = no indefinite plural ending/-en in definite plurals
ex. ett barn, barnet, barn, barnen (a child, the child, children, the children.

Question 38

what are the modal verbs

Answer 38

used to express emotional nuances
ska - shall, will, am going to
vill - want to
kan - can, am able to
måste - must, have to
bör/borde - ought, should
får - may, get, have to
brukar - usually (do)

structure: subject + modal verb + infinitive + other elements
if negative: modal verb + inte + infinitive