Bedeutung
To be very surprised by something.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Swedes often use 'få en chock' when discussing the weather, especially the 'snösmocka' (snow punch) or the first snow of the year, reflecting a national obsession with climate. Tabloids like Aftonbladet and Expressen use 'chock' as a prefix for almost everything to create urgency, leading to the term 'chock-journalistik'. Expressing that you 'fick en chock' is a way to show empathy or shared outrage in social settings, particularly regarding prices or public services. In Sweden, there is a clear distinction in formal writing between 'psykisk chock' (mental shock) and 'fysiologisk chock' (medical shock).
Use intensifiers
To sound more native, add 'rejäl' (substantial) or 'total' before 'chock'.
Avoid 'bli en chock'
This is the most common learner error. Always use 'få' with 'en chock'.
Bedeutung
To be very surprised by something.
Use intensifiers
To sound more native, add 'rejäl' (substantial) or 'total' before 'chock'.
Avoid 'bli en chock'
This is the most common learner error. Always use 'få' with 'en chock'.
Tabloid talk
If you see 'CHOCK' in big red letters on a Swedish newsstand, it's usually about the weather or a celebrity.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct form of the verb 'få'.
Jag ______ en chock när jag såg hur dyrt kaffet var igår.
The sentence refers to 'igår' (yesterday), so we need the past tense 'fick'.
Which sentence is most natural?
How do you say 'I was totally shocked'?
'Få en chock' is the standard idiom; 'total' is a common intensifier.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Har du hört att de ska stänga skolan? B: Nej! Jag ______!
The speaker just heard the news, so 'fick precis en chock' (just got a shock) is the most natural reaction.
Match the situation to the phrase.
You open your mail and see a fine for 5000 kronor.
A 5000 kr fine is a significant and startling event, making 'få en chock' appropriate.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Surprise Levels
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenJag ______ en chock när jag såg hur dyrt kaffet var igår.
The sentence refers to 'igår' (yesterday), so we need the past tense 'fick'.
How do you say 'I was totally shocked'?
'Få en chock' is the standard idiom; 'total' is a common intensifier.
A: Har du hört att de ska stänga skolan? B: Nej! Jag ______!
The speaker just heard the news, so 'fick precis en chock' (just got a shock) is the most natural reaction.
You open your mail and see a fine for 5000 kronor.
A 5000 kr fine is a significant and startling event, making 'få en chock' appropriate.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenYes! You can get a shock from winning money or a surprise party. It just means the surprise was very intense.
Always use 'en' in the figurative sense: 'få en chock'.
The past tense is 'fick en chock'. Example: 'Jag fick en chock igår'.
It's neutral. You can use it with friends, but also in a news report.
'Chock' is much stronger and more sudden. 'Överraskning' is a general word for surprise.
Yes, that is perfectly correct. 'It was a shock'.
Use the adjective: 'Jag är chockad'.
Yes, it means physiological shock. Context usually makes it clear which one you mean.
It's a common hyperbolic expression, especially in media, to make stories sound more exciting.
Not exactly. It's for surprise. If you are scared, use 'rädd'.
Verwandte Redewendungen
bli chockad
similarto be shocked
tappa hakan
synonymto drop one's jaw
chockhöja
builds onto raise (prices) shockingly
bli bestört
similarto be dismayed
få en elchock
specialized formto get an electric shock
