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This page gives 100 Swedish words on “Function words”. The full topic holds 120 in the KoKo app: 48 at the easy level, 42 at the medium level and 30 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: function words

Pronouns, articles, demonstratives, possessives: the small words of Swedish grammar you cannot build a sentence without.

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Swedish	English
en	aIndefinite article, masculine singular
en	aIndefinite article, feminine singular
lite	a little
alla	allDeterminer or pronoun, masculine plural
möjligen	doQuestion marker, no literal equivalent
hon själv	herselfReflexive pronoun, feminine singular
honom	himObject pronoun, to him or to her
hans	hisSingular possessor, belonging to him or her
jag	ISubject pronoun, first person singular
mig	meStressed form, after a preposition or on its own
mer än	more than
min	myPossessive determiner, before the noun
nej	noNegative answer
inte längre	no longer
ingenting	nothingPronoun used on its own
av det	of it
man	one
bara	only
annan	other
samma	same
hon	sheSubject pronoun, feminine singular
något	somePartitive article, feminine singular
något	somePartitive article, masculine singular
den	theDefinite article, feminine singular
den	theDefinite article, masculine singular
deras	theirPlural possessor, belonging to them
det finns	there isExistence
de här	theseDemonstrative determiner, plural
de	theySubject pronoun
den här	thisDemonstrative determiner, masculine before a consonant
den här	thisDemonstrative determiner, feminine singular
vi	weSubject pronoun, first person plural
vad	whatQuestion word, object
vad	whatQuestion word, subject
vad	whatBefore a verb
när	when
jo	yesYes, contradicting a negative statement
dig	youObject pronoun, informal address
du	youSubject, informal address
ni	youSubject, formal or plural address

Level 2: medium 35 words

Swedish	English
mycket	a lot of
hela	allDeterminer, feminine singular
alla	allDeterminer, feminine plural
vem som helst	anyone
lika mycket	as much as
varje	eachDeterminer, before the noun
varandra	each otherMutual action between two people
tillräckligt med	enough of
alla	everybodyPeople in general, everyone together
han själv	himselfReflexive pronoun, masculine singular
hur	how
jag själv	myself
aldrig	never
ingen	nobodyEveryday use
ingen	nonePronoun, used on its own
ingen	not anyDeterminer, in a negative sentence
inget	nothingNegation used with the verb
vår	ourPossessive determiner, belonging to us
flera	several
några	someIndefinite determiner, a small number
något	somethingIndefinite pronoun, an unspecified thing
det där	thatDemonstrative pronoun, refers to something far away or already mentioned
den	that oneDemonstrative pronoun, masculine singular
dem	themStressed pronoun after a preposition
där är	there isPointing out, presenting
den här	thisDemonstrative determiner, masculine before a vowel
de	thoseDemonstrative pronoun, masculine plural
för mycket	too much
vad	whatOn its own or after a preposition
vilken	whichInterrogative determiner, before the noun
vars	whose
varför	why
varför inte	why not
dig	youStressed form, after a preposition
du själv	yourself

Level 3: hard 25 words

Swedish	English
hur som helst	any which way
vad som helst	anything
när som helst	anytime
var som helst	anywhere
som det är	as it is
viss	certain
var och en	each onePronoun, masculine singular
var och en	each onePronoun, feminine singular
hans	his ownPossessive pronoun, used on its own
hur långt	how far
hur många	how manyFollowed by a noun, to ask about a number
min	minePossessive pronoun, used on its own
de flesta	most
varken eller	neither nor
ingen	no oneFormal or legal register
sig själv	oneselfEmphatic form, stresses the subject
vi själva	ourselves
sådan	such
en sådan	such a
de själva	themselvesReflexive pronoun, masculine plural
det här	this oneDemonstrative pronoun, refers to something close
de	thoseDemonstrative pronoun, feminine plural
vilken	which oneInterrogative pronoun, used on its own
vem som än	whoever
din	yoursPossessive pronoun, used on its own

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How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Swedish words on “Function words”. The full topic holds 120 in the KoKo app: 48 at the easy level, 42 at the medium level and 30 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.