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maberk89
maberk89

Hey, could someone out there help me out with these doubts?

1) I know that, in some cases, you're supposed to use inte någon/något/några+ instead of +ingen/ingen/inga+. Is this the case in bisatser (subordinate clauses)? For instance: +Jag har inga pengar+ and +Om du inte har några pengar...
Is there some other rule for this?

2) Sometimes, swedes pronounce the days of the week with an s instead of a d in the end (fredas, tisdas, måndas). Is this the way the definite form of those words (fredagen, tisdagen, måndagen) is pronounced, or is it perhaps the way it is pronounced when you're speaking about something you did on a particular day (on friday i visited the museum) or something you do every particular day (on fridays i usually go to the supermarket).

3) When should I write imorgon+ and when should I write +i morgon?

4) When should I use vore+ instead of +var+? I know that it's used in the expression +tack vore+ (something), but I've seen it too in other sentences like +Om jag vore i ditt ställe....

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dianahaddad
dianahaddad

1) yes, that's exactly it. I don't know of any other rule.
2) I don't know. On Fridays would be på fredagarna. I don't know if fredas is another option. Perhaps it's a regionalism.
3) Sorry, I don't know a rule for this.
4) Vore used in situations with an unlikely condition. In your example, it's like the English If I WERE in your position...Om jag vore rik skulle jag köpa en ny bil. If I WERE rich I WOULD BUY a new car.

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dianahaddad
dianahaddad

By the way, I googled "tack vore" because I didn't know this expression. All I'm finding is people saying "...tack. Vore..." Like "Thanks. Would be nice to see you."

I might be missing something, but that's what the google results are showing me.

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cheesus
cheesus

As for your second question: We use the forms "i måndags", "i onsdags" and so on as you would "last Monday" etc. in English. You could also use this form for "i höstas", "i vintras" and so on for "last autumn", "last winter". Last year has a seperate word: "i fjol". "I förrfjol" would be the year before last year, although "förra året" and "förrförra" året would me more in common use nowadays I think.

As for the form "vore" I can't think of the grammatical term right now, but it is used like this:
"Om jag vore kung..." or "Vore jag kung..." (="If I were king...") or "Jag vore tacksam om..." (="I would be grateful if..."). The essence of the meaning being "If I were to..." or "If I were..."The examples both mean the same, there are more words of the same kind: "doge jag" (="if I were to die"), "bleve jag" (="i I were to become") etc.
B.t.w. it's "Tack vare" (="thanks to").

It's not the hardest language in the world at a glance, but a seeming lack of rules sometimes makes it tricky even for us first language speakers!

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cheesus
cheesus

PS. the "g" in "måndags" etc. is not pronounced.

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