A2 Collocation خنثی

Vara nyfiken

Be curious

معنی

Wanting to learn.

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زمینه فرهنگی

The 'Nyfiken i en strut' rhyme is a cultural staple. It's a gentle way to tell someone they are being too nosy. Being 'nyfiken' is a top-rated soft skill in Swedish job ads. It implies you are innovative and open to change. Vilgot Sjöman's famous (and controversial) film 'Jag är nyfiken - gul' used the word to represent a generation's search for social and sexual truth in the 1960s. While Swedes are 'nyfikna', they often wait for you to offer information rather than asking directly, to avoid being 'obekväm' (uncomfortable).

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Use 'Jättenyfiken'

Add 'jätte-' to the front to sound like a native when you are really excited to know something.

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Watch the 'Ett' words

Don't say 'Ett nyfiken barn'. It sounds very 'foreign'. Always 'Ett nyfiket barn'.

معنی

Wanting to learn.

🎯

Use 'Jättenyfiken'

Add 'jätte-' to the front to sound like a native when you are really excited to know something.

⚠️

Watch the 'Ett' words

Don't say 'Ett nyfiken barn'. It sounds very 'foreign'. Always 'Ett nyfiket barn'.

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The 'På' Rule

If you forget the preposition, just remember: Curiosity is like a light shining 'on' (på) something.

خودت رو بسنج

Fill in the correct form of 'nyfiken' and the preposition.

Barnen är ______ ______ paketet.

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: nyfikna på

'Barnen' is plural, so we use 'nyfikna'. The correct preposition is 'på'.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Select the right option:

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: Jag är nyfiken på vad du gör.

Swedish uses 'vara' + 'nyfiken' + 'på'.

Complete the dialogue.

A: Jag har en hemlighet! B: Åh, berätta! Jag ______ ______!

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: båda fungerar

'Är nyfiken' means 'I am curious', 'blir nyfiken' means 'I am becoming curious'. Both are natural here.

🎉 امتیاز: /3

ابزارهای بصری یادگیری

Forms of Nyfiken

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En-words

  • En nyfiken elev
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Ett-words

  • Ett nyfiket barn
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Plural

  • Två nyfikna grannar

بانک تمرین

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Fill in the correct form of 'nyfiken' and the preposition. جای خالی A2

Barnen är ______ ______ paketet.

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: nyfikna på

'Barnen' is plural, so we use 'nyfikna'. The correct preposition is 'på'.

Which sentence is grammatically correct? Choose A2

Select the right option:

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: Jag är nyfiken på vad du gör.

Swedish uses 'vara' + 'nyfiken' + 'på'.

Complete the dialogue. dialogue_completion B1

A: Jag har en hemlighet! B: Åh, berätta! Jag ______ ______!

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: båda fungerar

'Är nyfiken' means 'I am curious', 'blir nyfiken' means 'I am becoming curious'. Both are natural here.

🎉 امتیاز: /3

سوالات متداول

4 سوال

No. In English, you can say 'That's a curious cat' (meaning strange). In Swedish, 'En nyfiken katt' only means the cat wants to know something.

Usually no, it's friendly. But if you follow it with a very personal question, it might be seen as prying.

You say 'Jag är bara nyfiken'. It's a very common phrase to soften a question.

The most common opposite is 'ointresserad' (uninterested) or 'likgiltig' (indifferent).

عبارات مرتبط

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veta lysten

synonym

Desirous of knowledge

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frågvis

similar

Asking many questions

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snokig

contrast

Nosy/Prying

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ointresserad

contrast

Uninterested

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