Bedeutung
Directing sight towards an object.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Watching 'Kalle Anka och hans vänner önskar God Jul' at 3:00 PM on Christmas Eve is a mandatory national event where millions 'tittar på' the same cartoons. Swedes love 'fika' and often 'tittar på folk' (people watch) while sitting at an outdoor café during the summer. In Swedish schools, 'titta på' is used by teachers to get attention, but it's often followed by 'lyssna' (listen) to ensure full engagement. The concept of 'tittut' (peek-a-boo) is the first way Swedish children learn the verb 'titta'.
The 'På' Rule
Always include 'på' if there is an object. 'Titta!' (Look!) is fine alone, but 'Titta på mig!' needs the particle.
Don't 'Titta' for Keys
If you lost your keys, you are 'letar' (searching), not 'tittar'.
Bedeutung
Directing sight towards an object.
The 'På' Rule
Always include 'på' if there is an object. 'Titta!' (Look!) is fine alone, but 'Titta på mig!' needs the particle.
Don't 'Titta' for Keys
If you lost your keys, you are 'letar' (searching), not 'tittar'.
Sound Native
Use 'kolla på' with friends to sound more natural and less like a textbook.
Eye Contact
When someone says 'Titta på mig,' they usually want your full attention during a serious talk.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the missing preposition.
Jag tittar ___ en film.
The phrase is always 'titta på' when you are watching or looking at something.
Which sentence is correct for 'I am searching for my cat'?
How do you say 'I am looking for my cat'?
'Titta på' means you've already found it. 'Letar efter' is used for searching.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Vad gjorde ni igår? B: Vi ___ på en jättebra konsert.
The question asks about yesterday (igår), so we need the past tense 'tittade'.
Match the verb to the situation.
You are at a museum looking at a painting.
This describes the intentional act of looking at the art.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Titta vs Se vs Leta
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenJag tittar ___ en film.
The phrase is always 'titta på' when you are watching or looking at something.
How do you say 'I am looking for my cat'?
'Titta på' means you've already found it. 'Letar efter' is used for searching.
A: Vad gjorde ni igår? B: Vi ___ på en jättebra konsert.
The question asks about yesterday (igår), so we need the past tense 'tittade'.
You are at a museum looking at a painting.
This describes the intentional act of looking at the art.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenNo, that is ungrammatical. You must say 'Jag tittar på TV'.
'Titta' is an active choice (to look), while 'se' is often passive (to see).
It's informal, but very common in everyday speech. It's not 'bad' language.
Use 'titta på en film'.
No, for that you use 'se ut som'.
Yes, 'titta på en hemsida' is perfectly correct.
The past tense is 'tittade på'.
Usually 'på'. You 'tittar i' a book (looking inside), but 'tittar på' a picture.
Yes, 'Kan du titta på det här?' is very common in offices.
It sounds like the 'o' in 'door' or 'more'.
Verwandte Redewendungen
kolla på
similarto check out / watch (informal)
se på
similarto watch
leta efter
contrastto look for
se ut som
contrastto look like
titta in
builds onto drop by
