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Negation & Questions
inte and its position, question words and V2 inversion in questions
inte
not (general negation)
IN-teh
Jag vet inte. = I don't know.
inte efter det finita verbet
inte comes after the finite verb in main clauses
Jag är inte trött.
I'm not tired — inte follows är
vad, vem, var, när
what, who, where, when
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Core question words
varför, hur
why, how
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More essential question words
Är du trött?
yes/no question via inversion
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Verb moves before the subject to form the question
Ja/Nej-frågeordföljd: Verb + Subjekt + ...
Yes/no question word order: Verb + Subject + rest
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The core inversion pattern for yes/no questions
Vad heter du?
What's your name?
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A very common everyday question
inte alls
not at all
IN-teh al
Strengthens a plain negation
aldrig
never
AL-drig
Basic negative time word
Ja / Nej
Yes / No
yah / nay
Basic affirmative/negative answers