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I feel like I found a bridge between Russia and England while learning Swedish, really. I fell like I already know the language because it has something to do with the languages I already know i.e. Russian and English (x May be that's why my learning is so easy
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Interesting article but it forgets to say that about half of the english words are of latin origin (even in this article). But it is true that the structure of the sentences is much more similar to the skandinavian languages than the german, dutch ones.
this type of sentences makes my vision of Sweden darker and weirder
It could if he is walking while chasing you. .. sort of a slow chase but
That's why I would translate this as 'he is walking behind me', unless it is meant as chasing or otherwise 'walking later then'. I guess they are all correct translations, but with a different meaning that has to become clear in the context?
I'm curious about this too. When I hear "he goes after me" I think of chasing, like I just turned to leave and he walked up to me, or I did something, e. g. jumped, and he jumped after I did.
correct, somebody can walk after I do, but not necessarily be behind me. He could be walking after me the next day or something.
I have the same question. In English, this sentence can describe someone walking behind another. Does this exist in Swedish?
I'm still confused by some conflicting discussion above. In English this sentence is ambiguous. Can efter in Swedish also mean both "later" (time) and "behind" (direction), or does it only refer to time?
It could be after in time or space, but it's not the same as behind. He could be walking right after me in a [walking] race or could be walking the same path after his ancestor decades later. Who knows?
Could this be used to mean "he's going after me" in the sense of eg. he is persecuting me/attacking me?
I really don't understand the context in which one would use this sentence. He is trying to catch up with me? He comes after me (as in a race?). Could a native Swedish speaker (or someone fluent) give me an example, please?
So eftrr would be more of sa time factor, where bakom eoild be more physical space?
In other sentences går could be translated as leaving. Would this also apply here?
Am I hearing correctly that the "r" in "efter" almost gets dropped mid-sentence, Boston accent style?
I believe saying "He walks behind me" makes more sense. Saying "after me" means he waits his turn, or is trying to catch you.
In German we have three types: 1. Er geht nach mir 2. Er geht hinter mir 3. Er geht mir nach. I would translate this 1. Han går efter mig. 2. Han går bakom mig 3. Han följer mig. Is this the right translation?
So if the students are lining up in alphabetical order and discussing it while they do... "He goes after me." Is that use work out for "Han går after mig."?
