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- "Jag arbetar."
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This spescific word might come from German, but the vast majority of the Swedish language comes from Old Norse - which is a Germanic language by itself, so it is natural that there are many words in Swedish that remind their German equivalents (and also the English ones, such as Bok=book, Syster=sister, Hus=house etc...)
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The worker in a government department might be called a "tjänsteman", coming from "tjänst", which has the same history as German "Dienst".
Pronunciation question: In both phrases "Djur arbetar inte" and "Arbetar du?", the voice seems to be emphasising on the first syllable (on A). But in "Jag arbetar" emphasis seems to be on the second syllable (on E). Is there a different pronunciation used in question/negative form in comparison to affirmative? (Tack in advance for your answers)
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When I listen to "arbetar" alone i hear arbEtar but in a sentence it is arbIEtar. Is it just something with the girl's voice or that is an actual thing in swedish