"The student is trying to find the book."

Translation: Studenten försöker hitta boken.

[deactivated user]

Why is it possible to include (or not) "att"? What's the difference between the two options?

[Snommelp]

When should one use studenten vs. eleven? Both mean "the student," yes?

[Zmrzlina]

Elev is used for pupils in primary or secondary education. Student is used for higher education than that.

[Olesja386275]

at university i guess student, but at college?

[degrasseme]

Depends on what context, since "college" can mean so many things. You can be a "student" once you are studying AFTER the level of education called "gymnasium" in Sweden. (Like high school in the US, A-Levels in England.)

[Olesja386275]

why without ATT?

[Bilgeska]

Is it wrong to say "Studenten försöker FINNA boken"?

[Ezra746950]

It looks like finna only applies to insubstantive and immaterial objects, like thoughts, proposals, decisions.

[SallyRenk]

My answer was this...Studenten är försöker att hittar boken...which was incorrect. How do I know when to leave out the little words such as 'att' and 'är'?

[SpencerPat9]

Swedish doesn't have a separate "present progressive" tense (is trying as we say in english). The verb försöker is all you need here