Title: Övning 5 Ordföljd i meningar med hjälpverb / Task 5 Word order in clauses with auxiliary verbs
Course: Communication and interaction in mother tongue, Swedish as a second language > Section: 1 - Communication

Ordföljd i meningar med hjälpverb, teori/Word order in clauses with auxiliary verbs, theory

The most common auxiliary verbs in Swedish are:

KAN, VILL, MÅSTE, FÅR, SKA, BORDE, BRUKAR.

These verbs always stand together with a main verb.

Thus, in clauses with auxiliary verbs, we have two verbs. (P1 and P2)

In a clause that contains an auxiliary verb, the auxiliary verb stands in second place.

Straight word order

Simon         brukar simma i simhallen varje helg

S                P1              P2              R                T

Adverbs are placed after the auxiliary verb in clauses with straight word order.

Simon         brukar inte simma i simhallen varje helg.

S                P1                                P2              R                T

Reverse word order

Varje helg brukar Simon simma i simhallen

T                 P1              S                P2              R

Adverbs are placed after the subject in clauses with reverse word order.

Varje helg brukar Simon inte simma i simhallen.

T                 P1              S                                   P2              R