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Grammar

The ng-sound

tung, tvinga, sväng

regn, lugn, ugn, hägn

An exception is tvungna because the ng spelling of this word is herited from the particip form tvungen.

The tj-sound

English examples of the tj sound: wash, fish, flush, shallow, ship

Before hard vowel, (at the beginning of words), the tj-sound is spelled tj.

tjusa, tjäna, tjalla, tjog

Before soft vowel, (at the beginning of words), the tj-sound is spelled k.

Kina, kela, kind, kärlek, kyrka, körsbär

When not at the beginning of words the tj-sound is spelled sch or rs.

dusch, usch

fors, färsk, kurs,

The skj-sound

Before soft vowel the skj-sound is spelled sk.

skepp, skinn, sky, skärm, sköld

Before hard vowel the skj-sound is spelled skj.

skjorta, skjul, skjuta

Before the soft vowel ä the skj-sound is sometimes spelled stj.

stjärna, stjärt, stjälk

For some exceptions the skj-sound is spelled sj.

sju, sjätte

For some exceptions in beginning of words, before a soft vowel the skj-sound is spelled g.

generell, generös, giraff

Before o in some borrowed words spelled ch.

choklad, chock

Before o in some borrowed words spelled ti.

station, situation, aktion

The j-sound

jord, boj,

djup, djungel, djärv, djur

gärna, ge

gjuta, gjorde

hjärna, hjälp

The rd-sound

ord, börda

The rt-sound

kort, art

The r-sound

This sound depends strongly on dialect. There are five variants.

The s-sound

sång, stilla, bas

cykel, cyklop, cyanid, Cecilia

zick-zack

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@@ Line 13: / Line 13: @@
 ''wash, fish, flush, shallow, ship''
-''Before hard vowel, (at the beginning of words), the '''tj'''-sound is spelled '''tj'''.''
+''Before hard vowel, (at the beginning of words), the tj-sound is spelled '''tj'''.''
 tjusa, tjäna, tjalla, tjog
-''Before soft vowel, (at the beginning of words), the '''tj'''-sound is spelled '''k'''.''
+''Before soft vowel, (at the beginning of words), the tj-sound is spelled '''k'''.''
 Kina, kela, kind, kärlek, kyrka, körsbär
-''When not at the beginning of words the '''tj'''-sound is spelled '''sch''' or '''rs'''.''
+''When not at the beginning of words the tj-sound is spelled '''sch''' or '''rs'''.''
 dusch, usch
@@ Line 29: / Line 29: @@
 ===The skj-sound===
-''Before soft vowel the '''skj'''-sound is spelled '''sk'''''.
+''Before soft vowel the skj-sound is spelled '''sk'''''.
 skepp, skinn, sky, skärm, sköld
-''Before hard vowel the '''skj'''-sound is spelled skj''.
+''Before hard vowel the skj-sound is spelled skj''.
 skjorta, skjul, skjuta
-''Before the soft vowel '''ä''' the '''skj'''-sound is sometimes spelled '''stj'''''.
+''Before the soft vowel '''ä''' the skj-sound is sometimes spelled '''stj'''''.
 stjärna, stjärt, stjälk
-''For some exceptions the '''skj'''-sound is spelled '''sj'''.''
+''For some exceptions the skj-sound is spelled '''sj'''.''
 sju, sjätte
-''For some exceptions in beginning of words, before a soft vowel the '''skj'''-sound is spelled '''g'''.''
+''For some exceptions in beginning of words, before a soft vowel the skj-sound is spelled '''g'''.''
 generell, generös, giraff
@@ Line 52: / Line 52: @@
 choklad, chock
+''Before '''o''' in some borrowed words spelled '''ti'''.''
+station, situation, aktion
 ===The j-sound===
@@ Line 64: / Line 68: @@
 hjärna, hjälp
+===The rd-sound===
+ord, börda
+===The rt-sound===
+kort, art
+===The r-sound===
+This sound depends strongly on dialect.
+There are five variants.
+===The s-sound===
+sång, stilla, bas
+cykel, cyklop, cyanid, Cecilia
+zick-zack
+{{swedish}}

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