"Var inte blyg!"

Translation: Do not be shy!

[ElizaLanga]

Kan man säga, "Vara inte blyg!"

[Arnauti]

No, var is the imperative form of the verb, which is the normal way of expressing commands & requests in Swedish.

[merle_noir]

That is the infinitive form, and in that case you place Inte before. "inte vara blyg" = "to not be shy".

[Sjodni]

Why is var here?

[Arnauti]

It's the imperative of vara, 'be'.

[ethan_pesikoff]

Why can't I say "Be not shy"? I know it's an antiquated way of saying it, but it is correct.

[degrasseme]

Haha don't be mean to the course contributors and write things in poetic English. They have to think of all the possible correct answers and write them in manually, and that can be a long list without speaking poetically.

[McLeods_Sons]

I tried that just for fun, but I knew it wouldn't be accepted. I would really only use it in a poem or a song. If you wrote it in an essay (for whatever reason) the marker would probably cross it out and write "Don't be shy."