Swedish Prepositions
Learning the
Swedish Prepositions displayed below is vital to the language. Swedish prepositions link nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. The word or phrase that the preposition introduces is called the object of the preposition. Here are some examples:
| English Prepositions |
Swedish Prepositions |
| Prepositions |
Prepositioner |
| inside the house |
inne i huset |
| outside the car |
utanför bilen |
| with me |
med mig |
| without him |
utan honom |
| under the table |
under bordet |
| after tomorrow |
i övermorgon |
| before sunset |
före solnedgången |
| but I’m busy |
men jag är upptagen |
Notice the structure of the Prepositions in Swedish.
List of Prepositions in Swedish
Below is a list of the Time place and demonstrative pronouns in Swedish placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Swedish vocabulary.
| English Prepositions |
Swedish Prepositions |
| about |
om |
| above |
ovanför |
| across |
tvärsöver |
| after |
efter |
| against |
mot |
| among |
bland |
| around |
runt |
| as |
som |
| at |
på/vid |
| before |
före |
| behind |
bakom |
| below |
nedan |
| beneath |
under |
| beside |
bredvid |
| between |
mellan |
| beyond |
bortom |
| but |
men |
| by |
av |
| despite |
trots |
| down |
ner |
| during |
under |
| except |
förutom |
| for |
för |
| from |
från |
| in |
i |
| inside |
inuti |
| into |
in i |
| near |
nära |
| next |
nästa |
| of |
av |
| on |
på |
| opposite |
mittemot |
| out |
ut |
| outside |
utanför |
| over |
över |
| per |
per |
| plus |
plus |
| round |
runt |
| since |
sedan |
| than |
än |
| through |
genom |
| till |
tills |
| to |
till |
| toward |
mot |
| under |
under |
| unlike |
olik |
| until |
tills |
| up |
upp |
| via |
via |
| with |
med |
| within |
inom |
| without |
utan |
|
|
| two words |
två ord |
| according to |
enligt |
| because of |
på grund av |
| close to |
nära |
| due to |
på grund av |
| except for |
med undantag för |
| far from |
långt från |
| inside of |
inuti |
| instead of |
i stället för |
| near to |
nära |
| next to |
bredvid |
| outside of |
utanför |
| prior to |
före |
|
|
| three words |
tre ord |
| as far as |
så vitt |
| as well as |
dessutom |
| in addition to |
utöver |
| in front of |
framför |
| in spite of |
trots |
| on behalf of |
på någons vägnar |
| on top of |
ovanpå |
|
|
| demonstrative pronouns |
demonstrativa prepositioner |
| this |
denna/detta |
| that |
den/det |
| these |
dessa |
| those |
de där |
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