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Yes/no questions and WH-questions

Yes/no questions: put the verb first

Invert verb and subject — verb comes first.

📊 Question words
Swedish English
vem who
vad what
var where
när when
hur how
varför why
vilken/vilket/vilka which
hur mycket / hur många how much / how many
💬 Examples
Talar du svenska?
Do you speak Swedish?
📝 verb – subject inversion = yes/no question
Har du ätit?
Have you eaten?
📝 auxiliary har first = yes/no
WH-questions: question word in first position, then V2

Question word (1) – verb (2) – subject (3).

💬 Examples
Vad äter du?
What are you eating?
📝 vad (1) – äter (2) – du (3)
Var bor hon?
Where does she live?
📝 var (1) – bor (2) – hon (3)
vem (who) and vilken/vilket/vilka (which) agree with the noun

vilken (common), vilket (neuter), vilka (plural).

💬 Examples
Vilken bil vill du ha?
Which car do you want?
📝 vilken + en-noun
Vilket hus är störst?
Which house is the biggest?
📝 vilket + ett-noun