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Verbs & Present Tense

Four verb conjugation groups, no person/number agreement and the infinitive marker att
Inget person-/talböjning
Verbs have NO person/number agreement
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One verb form covers I, you, he, we, etc.
tala → talar
to talk → talk(s)
TAH-la → TAH-lar
jag talar, du talar, han talar — all the same form
Grupp 1 (-ar)
Group 1 verbs (-ar ending)
tala→talar
The largest, most common conjugation group
Grupp 2 (-er)
Group 2 verbs (-er ending)
läsa→läser
to read — second conjugation pattern
Grupp 3 (-r)
Group 3 verbs (-r ending)
bo→bor
to live/reside — short vowel-final verbs
Grupp 4 (oregelbundna)
Group 4 verbs (irregular)
vara→är, ha→har
to be, to have — common irregular verbs
att
the infinitive marker
at
att tala = to talk
vilja + infinitiv
to want to
VIL-ya
jag vill tala = I want to talk
kunna + infinitiv
can/to be able to
KOON-a
jag kan tala = I can talk
måste
must (modal, invariable)
MOSS-teh
Never changes form regardless of subject