"Jag springer mot huset."

Translation: I am running towards the house.

[Trilby16]

So "mot" can mean both against and towards??? Interesting.

[Segwyne]

We sort of have the same thing in English with the word "with". Usually it means in cooperation, but sometimes it means "against", as in "fight with", "argue with", etc.

[bMVr]

Would I run to the house also be correct?

[devalanteriel]

That would be jag springer till huset. I mean, they're closely related and I'm sure there are many situations where you could use either - but there's still a difference: either you're running in the direction of the house, or you're running to end up at the house.

[SamPatJohn]

Would till huset cover the situation of running into the house? (Either in a door or crashing into the side of the house?)

[devalanteriel]

No, we'd use in i for that, rather than till. That goes for both entering and smashing into the house.

[EwaDuVarra]

So, it is rather the intention of arriving that counts_

[person222222]

Would "I run against the house" be an appropiate, albeit unlikely translation?

[devalanteriel]

Yes, and that's funny, I was just running away from a house in a video game not ten minutes ago.

I don't think it should be an accepted translation, though. :)

[bigswedeej]

What would "I run away from the house" be?

[devalanteriel]

Jag springer (bort) från huset, with the bort being optional.

[CountessJody]

Why is "I'm running towards the house" not correct? I thought the Swedish present tense can be both the simple and continuous form in English.