Modal Verbs for Ability
Chapter in 30 Seconds
Unlock your ability to express personal needs, desires, and obligations in Swedish.
- Express your capabilities using 'kan'.
- State your personal desires with 'vill'.
- Indicate necessary actions using 'måste' and infinitive verbs.
ما ستتعلمه
Using 'kan', 'vill', and 'måste' to express needs and desires. This chapter focuses on auxiliary verbs and the infinitive.
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Modal Verb 'Kan'Use 'kan' to say what you can do, and never add 'att' before the next verb!
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Modal Verb 'Vill'Use 'vill' + base verb to say what you want to do!
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Modal Verb 'Måste'Just say 'måste' + verb to say you have to do something!
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Infinitive ConstructionThink of 'att' as the Swedish 'to' when connecting two actions.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:
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By the end you will be able to: confidently express what you can, want to, and must do in daily routines.
أمثلة رئيسية (8)
نصائح وحيل (4)
The 'Att' Trap
Keep it simple
No 'att'
Listen for the 'att'
المفردات الرئيسية (6)
Real-World Preview
Ordering Lunch
Review Summary
- Subject + kan + infinitive
- Subject + vill + infinitive
- Subject + måste + infinitive
- Modal + verb (base form)
أخطاء شائعة
Never conjugate the second verb after a modal. Keep it in the infinitive.
Do not use 'att' before the infinitive after modal verbs.
The modal 'måste' requires the base form of the verb, not the present tense.
القواعد في هذا الفصل (4)
Next Steps
You are making incredible progress. Keep practicing these structures and you will be speaking Swedish fluently in no time!
Write 5 sentences about your hobbies using these verbs.
تدريب سريع (10)
Jag ___ gå nu.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Modal Verb 'Måste'
Find and fix the mistake:
Jag viller sova.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Modal Verb 'Vill'
What does 'Du måste inte gå' mean?
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Modal Verb 'Måste'
Find and fix the mistake:
Jag kan att läsa.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Modal Verb 'Kan'
Which is correct?
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Modal Verb 'Måste'
Which is correct?
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Modal Verb 'Vill'
Jag ___ äta nu.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Modal Verb 'Vill'
Jag vill ___ sova.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Infinitive Construction
Jag ___ simma.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Modal Verb 'Kan'
Vi ___ köpa mat.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Modal Verb 'Måste'
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