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Correct. Both de and dem are pronounced dom in Swedish. You could say de as well, but it'll make you sound formal and/or snobby.
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Oh wow, dem too? Somehow I missed that, I had just been pronouncing it like it was English.
It does happen in a few certain dialects, mostly in the Swedish spoken in parts of Finland, but pronouncing both dom is by a huge degree the most common option.
Is the use of object pronouns the only indication as to whether "lär" means "learn" or "teach"?
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Well, the object pronouns don't even really tell you that – jag lär mig means 'I learn' but de lär mig means 'they teach me'. There's a word undervisa which is unambiguously teach. Like, 'I teach Spanish' would be Jag undervisar i spanska. Or Jag undervisar honom i spanska - 'I'm teaching him Spanish'.
Thank you! I was confused with this word meaning completely different things and having to say "I teach me" or whatever the literal translation is. Is undervisa as common as lär?
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It's common too, but it's more tied to school situations and professional teaching.
