A1 · Principiante Capítulo 14

Modal Verbs for Ability

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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.
Speak your mind with power and purpose.

Lo que aprenderás

Using 'kan', 'vill', and 'måste' to express needs and desires. This chapter focuses on auxiliary verbs and the infinitive.

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.

Ejemplos clave (8)

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Jag kan simma.

I can swim.

Modal Verb 'Kan'
2

Kan du tala svenska?

Can you speak Swedish?

Modal Verb 'Kan'
3

Jag vill ha vatten.

I want water.

Modal Verb 'Vill'
4

Vill du dansa?

Do you want to dance?

Modal Verb 'Vill'
5

Jag måste gå.

I must go.

Modal Verb 'Måste'
6

Vi måste äta.

We must eat.

Modal Verb 'Måste'
7

Jag vill att äta.

I want to eat.

Infinitive Construction
8

Han vill att sova.

He wants to sleep.

Infinitive Construction

Consejos y trucos (4)

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The 'Att' Trap

Always remember: Kan + Verb. Never add 'att'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Modal Verb 'Kan'
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Keep it simple

Don't overthink the conjugation. It's always 'vill'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Modal Verb 'Vill'
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No 'att'

Always remember: Måste + infinitive. No 'att' in between!
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Modal Verb 'Måste'
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Listen for the 'att'

In fast speech, 'att' often sounds like 'a'. Train your ear to hear it.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Infinitive Construction

Vocabulario clave (6)

kan can vill want måste must äta to eat sova to sleep läsa to read

Real-World Preview

coffee

Ordering Lunch

Review Summary

  • Subject + kan + infinitive
  • Subject + vill + infinitive
  • Subject + måste + infinitive
  • Modal + verb (base form)

Errores comunes

Never conjugate the second verb after a modal. Keep it in the infinitive.

Wrong: Jag kan springer.
Correcto: Jag kan springa.

Do not use 'att' before the infinitive after modal verbs.

Wrong: Jag vill att äta.
Correcto: Jag vill äta.

The modal 'måste' requires the base form of the verb, not the present tense.

Wrong: Jag måste jobbar.
Correcto: Jag måste jobba.

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.

Continue to: Pluralizing Nouns

Práctica rápida (10)

Fill in the blank.

Jag ___ simma.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: kan
Kan is the correct modal verb.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Modal Verb 'Kan'

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Jag vill äta
No 'att' after 'vill'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Modal Verb 'Vill'

Fill in the blank with 'att' or leave empty.

Jag vill ___ sova.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: att
We need the infinitive marker.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Infinitive Construction

Fill in the blank.

Jag ___ gå nu.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: måste
Måste is the correct form.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Modal Verb 'Måste'

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Jag kan simma.
Modal verbs don't take 'att'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Infinitive Construction

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Han kan inte att komma.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Han kan inte komma.
No 'att' after 'kan'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Modal Verb 'Kan'

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Måste du gå?
Inversion for questions.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Modal Verb 'Måste'

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Jag måste att äta.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Jag måste äta
No 'att' after måste.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Modal Verb 'Måste'

Fill in the blank.

Jag ___ äta nu.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: vill
Modal verbs don't change.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Modal Verb 'Vill'

Fill in the blank.

Vi ___ köpa mat.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: måste
Correct modal.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Modal Verb 'Måste'

Score: /10

Preguntas frecuentes (6)

No, 'kan' is the same for all subjects.
Never. It is always 'kan' + infinitive verb.
No, it is always 'vill'.
No, never.
No, it is invariant.
No, never.
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