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Negation & Questions
inte and its position, question words and V2 inversion in questions
Bisatsens inte-placering
inte placement in subordinate clauses: BEFORE the verb
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Different from main clauses, where inte follows the verb
att jag inte vet
that I don't know (subordinate clause word order)
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inte moves in front of vet in this subordinate clause
ingen/inget/inga
no/none (agrees like an adjective)
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Jag har ingen bok. = I have no book.
varken...eller
neither...nor
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Correlative negative conjunction
...eller hur? / ...va?
tag questions: ...right?
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Added at the end to seek confirmation
vilken/vilket/vilka
which (agrees with gender/number)
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Also used as a question word, not just relative pronoun
hur många/hur mycket
how many/how much
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Countable vs uncountable quantity questions
Nej, jag gör inte det.
No, I don't. (negative answer)
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Standard way to answer a yes/no question negatively
inte ens
not even
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Adds emphasis to a negation
Ja, det gör jag.
Yes, I do. (affirmative answer)
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Echoes the verb rather than a bare "yes"
