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Modal Verbs for Ability

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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.
Speak your mind with power and purpose.

你将学到什么

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.

关键例句 (8)

1

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

技巧与窍门 (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

核心词汇 (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)

常见错误

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

Wrong: Jag kan springer.
正确: Jag kan springa.

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

Wrong: Jag vill att äta.
正确: Jag vill äta.

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

Wrong: Jag måste jobbar.
正确: 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

快速练习 (10)

Fill in the blank.

Vi ___ köpa mat.

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

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Modal Verb 'Måste'

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'

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Jag viller sova.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Jag vill sova
No conjugation.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Modal Verb 'Vill'

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'

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Jag försöker simma.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Jag försöker att simma.
Need 'att' after 'försöker'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Infinitive Construction

Choose the correct meaning.

What does 'Du måste inte gå' mean?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: You must not go
Måste inte is prohibition.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Modal Verb 'Måste'

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'

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

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Han måste jobbar.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Han måste jobba
Infinitive follows modal.

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'

Score: /10

常见问题 (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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