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This page gives 100 Swedish words on “Connectors and prepositions”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Swedish vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Swedish vocabulary: linking words and prepositions

But, so, because, with, without, in front of: the Swedish linking words and prepositions that connect your ideas and place things.

Here are 100 Swedish words on “Connectors and prepositions”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Swedish	English
i begrepp att	about to
enligt	according to
egentligen	actually
efter att	afterConjunction, followed by a clause
mot	against
ändå	all the same
fastän	although
och	and
så	as a result
som om	as if
samt	as well as
hos	at home ofPreposition, at the dwelling or premises of a person
i samband med	at the time of
ty	becauseConjunction, formal register
därför att	becauseEveryday use
före	beforePreposition, followed by a noun
innan	beforeConjunction, followed by the subjunctive
utan också	but also
av	byAgent, the one by whom the action is done
även om	even if
för	forPreposition, purpose or recipient
från	fromProvenance, origin
dessutom	furthermore
om	if
ifall	in case
i stället för	instead of
därtill	moreover
på	on
å ena sidan	on one hand
däremot	on the other handContrast, informal register
med tanke på att	seeing that
sedan	sinceStarting point in time
därför	that is why
därmed	therefore
således	thus
till	toPreposition, movement in the direction of a place
när	whenEveryday use
medan	whereasContrast between two facts, with no idea of time
medan	whileConjunction, followed by a clause
utan att	withoutConjunction, followed by the subjunctive

Level 2: medium 35 words

Swedish	English
ovanför	above
särskilt som	all the more so since
längs	along
bland	amongWithin a larger group
runt	around
som en följd av	as a result of
redan från	as early asFrom the moment of, without waiting
från och med	as from
så snart som	as soon as
på grund av	because of
i övrigt	besides
trots	despite
trots allt	despite everything
till följd av	due to
långt från	far from
med anledning av	following
till exempel	for example
av rädsla för att	for fear that
framför	in front ofPosition in space, ahead of
för att	in order to
mitt i	in the middle of
i färd med att	in the process of
förresten	incidentally
nämligen	indeed
i den mån	insofar as
nära	near
bredvid	next to
varken	nor
annars	otherwise
hellre än	rather than
på så sätt att	so as to
tack vare	thanks to
fram till	untilPreposition, followed by a noun
med hjälp av	using
i syfte att	with a view to

Level 3: hard 25 words

Swedish	English
vad gäller	as regards
vid kanten av	at the edge of
bortom	beyond
kort sagt	briefly
beträffande	concerning
följaktligen	consequently
till skillnad från	contrary to
till slut	eventually
utom	except
förutom	except for
för det första	firstly
med andra ord	in other words
sammanfattningsvis	in short
icke desto mindre	nevertheless
dock	nonetheless
tvärtom	on the contrary
däremot	on the other handContrast, formal register
under förevändning att	on the pretext that
utanför	outside
på villkor att	provided that
beredd att	ready to
för det andra	secondly
eftersom	sinceA reason the listener already knows
genom	through
under hela	throughoutFormal register, for the whole duration

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How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Swedish words on “Connectors and prepositions”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Swedish vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.