Essentials of Swedish Grammar: A Practical Guide to the Mastery of Swedish

(written by my thirteen-year-old daughter)When I was 12 years old I decided that I wanted to learn Swedish. Since Swedish was going to be my first foreign language and I was learning it by myself, I figured that I should spend my money wisely and only buy a few items. Along with a Swedish-English/engelsk-svensk Dictionary and a book on conjugating Swedish verbs, I bought this. I'd say that if I had to choose only one of those three items to buy, it would be this one because it explained the grammar of all sorts in a manner that even a 12-year-old could understand.. When first I decided that I wanted to learn Swedish I read up on it and learned a bit about its rules. I was especially daunted by the prospect of learning the definite and plural forms of the word, which confused me to no end. However when I read this book I understood it perfectly, along with other things that confused me, like "rolig", "roligt", and "roliga", for example.I have had this book for a little over one year, and I have read it through, and still go back sometimes to refresh myself. I must say that I do not regret buying this book!(By the way, its size made it perfect for carrying around---many a morning before school I spent reading this book throughout last year.)My only woe is that they do not have the same book for Finnish..!

I am so pleased with this book. I know I'll keep it and refer to itfor a long time. It is so well put together. It's clear and conciseand really does teach you the essential rules of Swedish grammarby explaining things and then giving examples. You can open it upwhenever you have even just a few minutes to spare, and you will learnsomething new every time.When you go from curiosity about a language to beginning to study itseriously, you need good reference books like this. These days theinternet is very helpful for doing research on just about anything,and there's a lot of good sites that help with language learning,but good luck finding this kind of information there. This book willgive you the basic framework to understand how sentences are put togetherand will take you past memorizing words and phrases. It will teachyou what you need to know to begin communicating in the language,and will nicely fill in the gaps of your knowledge of Swedish fromother sources.If you want to learn Swedish, you simply cannot go wrong with this book!

Its a good book, i bought it for my ex wife who moved to Sweden from USA. But if you dont want to learn it will not help but I think its good. Im from Sweden.

coherent, well ordered and informative

I am close to fluent but always like to use as many resources as possible to keep my skills fresh. Overall I think this book is very good and easy to use. I think a few topics this book covers cleared up some topics for me. Topics I new how already the "how" but not the "why"

This book is worth buying. It explains a lot of the ways the sentences are constructed in Swedish. I needed a more precise explanation in English. This book breaks down the sentences, use of verbs, subject etc in a way that is very easy to understand. Its an easy read, has a helpful number chart in the back for numbers/ counting, not a lot of fluff or useless writing, and its to the point. I am happy I bought it. This book along with my Unabridged Swedish dictionary and 2,000 Common Swedish verbs has made my Swedish language class easier. If you are someone who likes to know "WHY" you are writing this or that...then buy this book.

Fast dispatch. Book in good shape.

This is very concise yet very thorough in its coverage of Swedish grammar. I have used it to augment and corroborate my Swedish textbook. I have marked it up, added a dozen or so of those Post-it tape "flags," and pretty well beat up the cover. That's when you know a book has proved useful.

Easy to read and understand, suitable for foreigners to learn swedish!

Tudo perfeito

Det är en bra bök för alla som vill plugga svenska! Jag älskar den väldigt mycket. ( Jag rekommenderar det här bök för alla. Speciellt som prata eller förstår bara engelska).

Ich bin froh, dass ich dieses Buchlein gekauft habe! Kompakt und einfach zu verstehen, es vereinfacht das Lernen ganz arg. Sehr empfehlenswert.

Utile per chi studia svedese! Da aggiungere alla propria grammatica o comunque da usare come riassunto da ripasso. Questo solo libro non è sufficiente per imparare la lingua