Question Words

Question 1

var

Answer 1

Where?

Question 2

varför

Answer 2

Why?

Question 3

vad

Answer 3

What?

Vad köpte du?
(What did you buy?)

Vad är bäst?
(What is best?)

Question 4

när

Answer 4

When?

Question 5

vilken

Answer 5

Which?

Question 6

vem/vems

Answer 6

vem = who?
Vem vet svaret? (Who knows the answer)

vems= whose? when you are talking about the owner of something

Question 7

vart

Answer 7

where, in the sense of “whereto”. That is, when destination and not position is being referred to.
ex.) Vart tog han vägen? Where did he go to?

Question 8

hur

Answer 8

How?
hur mycket (how much)
hur långt (how long)
hur ofta (how often)

Question 9

Yes/No Question Words

Arbetar Elsa?
Skriver Josefin?
Gillar du musik?
Regnar det?
Ser du hundar?

Answer 9

In swedish, you show that a sentence is a question simply by putting the verb at the beginning of the sentence. The subject always comes directly after the verb.

Arbetar Elsa? Does Elsa work?
Skriver Josefin? Does Josefin write?
Gillar du musik? Do you like music?
Regnar det? Is it raining?
Ser du hunden? Do you see the dog?

Question 10

Question Word Questions (cannot be answered with yes/no)

Vad gör Sten?
Vem äter?
Vad äter han?
Var äter han?
När äter han?

Answer 10

Just as in English the question word always comes first in the sentence. But in Swedish you must always put the subject directly after the verb. No other words are needed.
Vad gör Sten? What does Sven do?
Vem äter? Who eats?
Väd äter han? What does he eat?
Var äter han? Where does he eat?
När äter han? When does he eat?