"The dogs run when they see food."

Translation: Hundarna springer när de ser mat.

[ThePRG]

Why not "om" instead of "när". I understand "om" is closer to "if" but in English it is not going to make a difference in sentence sense.

[TanyaBasto]

"när" means "when"
If I recall correctly, "om" means "if" and "as" etc.

[miro1200]

+1 to this, I have the same question

[gertn]

Same question here. It's more about the reason WHY the dogs run, rather than the time or period WHEN they run.

[Aligura1]

There is a difference between "if" and "when":

"If this happens, ..." - Only 2 possible situations.

"When this happens, ..." - Many possible situations, can be interchanged with "As soon as this happens, ...".

This roughly translates into Swedish as well, which is why you can't decide for youself how to translate it.

[Aysha66450]

Why is it not "när ser de mat" with the rule of second?

[TanyaBasto]

The swedish grammar structure is like sometimes its the same as in German and sometimes its the same as in english.

[MarisBoyd]

kan vi inte säger "då de ser mat"?

[TanyaBasto]

If I recall correctly, "då" means "then" and its a way of being respectful.
I don't think you need to put this in this kind of sentence.

[MeiaSala]

Då has more meanings and nuances. It is not used in a context of being respectful here.

[MeiaSala]

Principally this would work here.

[joonas281]

Why isn't "dem" accepted?

[Strange_Creature]

Because "dem" means "them" while "de" means "they". They is the word used in the sentence, not them, so it is "de". I think this is why, someone correct me if I'm wrong, please.

[joonas281]

Tack tack :)

[annagoosey]

Ser means cheese in Polish and I love cheese and can't stop thinking about it every time i see ser