S = axato (reliable indicator of which dialect)
H = historic difference – the dominating form set in red.
E = blog author was taught in school that the stricken form is “grammatically” wrong.
|
English |
Scanian |
Sweonic |
| S |
in the past |
förr |
förut |
| S |
more (adverb) |
mer |
mera |
| S |
nowadays |
nu för tiden |
numera |
| S |
of |
av |
utav |
| S |
our |
vår (m,f)/ vårt (n) |
våran (u) / vårat (n) |
| S |
your |
er (m,f)/ ert (n) |
eran (u)/ erat (n) |
| H |
Where do we go? |
Var går vi? |
Vart går vi? |
| H |
here, there |
här, där |
hära, dära |
| H |
it seems like |
det verkar som om |
det verkar som att |
| H |
both |
bägge |
båda |
| E |
inside |
inne i |
inuti |
| E |
one each |
vars en |
varsin |
|
on/upon |
på [pu] |
på/uppå/å |
|
allthough |
även om |
även fast |
|
since/because |
eftersom |
eftersom att |
|
even (comparative) |
än/etter |
allt |
|
back (adverb) |
tebaks/tillbaks |
tillbaka |
|
-s (feminine plural) |
-or [ɔʁ] |
-er [ɛr] |
|
turn on (imperative) |
sätt på |
slå på |
|
from below |
underfrån |
underifrån |
|
based (up)on |
baserat på |
utifrån |
|
down |
ner |
ned |
|
Why?/How so? |
Varför det? |
Varför då? |
|
yet |
än |
ännu |
| S Y N T A X |
| S |
start sentence with
“Yes but..” or “No but ..” |
strictly never |
often, as do Danes:
“Ja men ..”, “Nej men ..” |
|
repetition with pronoun:
“this thing, it burns” |
almost never
exception: lyrics |
often |
|
start sentence with
“So, ..” |
happens: “Så, ..” |
never |
|
Scanian expressions have been normalized to Swedish orthography.
