B2 Ordlista - Grammar

the shortened form of a word, etc.

förkortning, initialism

(grammar) any type of determiner that shows whether we are referring to a particular thing or a general example of something

bestämd artikel, obestämd artikel

a verb that is used with other verbs to indicate tense, voice, etc., such as do, have, and be

hjälpverb

(grammar) a word such as and, because, but, and or that connects phrases, sentences, or words

konjunktion

(grammar) a word that comes before a noun or pronoun to indicate location, direction, time, manner, or the relationship between two objects

preposition

(grammar) the name of a place, person, country, etc. with its first letter capitalized

egennamn, proprium

(grammar) a word that can replace a noun or noun phrase, such as she, it, they, etc.

pronomen

(grammar) a letter or a set of letters that are added to the beginning of a word to alter its meaning and make a new word

prefix

(grammar) a letter or a set of letters that are added to the end of a word to alter its meaning and make a new word

suffix, ändelse

(grammar) describing a verb whose subject is the one that does the action

aktiv, handlande

(grammar) describing a verb whose subject is affected by the action of the verb

passiv, passiva

(grammar) describing adverbs or adjectives that indicate a difference in degree, quality, size, etc.

komparativ, jämförande

(grammar) describing the highest amount or degree of an adjective or adverb

superlativ, superlativ (adjektiv)

(grammar) describing words that are indicating the presence of more than one person or thing

plural

(grammar) describing words that are indicating the presence of only one person or thing

singular, i singular

following the standard rules of the grammar properly

grammatisk, grammatical

(grammar) describing a word that is not formed in the usual way

oregelbunden, anomal

(grammar) a verb that is used with the main verb of a sentence to indicate possibility, intention, etc., such as can, might, should, etc.

modal, modala verb

(grammar) describing a sentence, clause, etc. that will only be true or happen if something else is true or happens

villkorlig, beroende

(grammar) describing a completed action or state

perfekt, fullkomlig

a form of a verb that "ed", etc. is added to the end of it which is used to form passive or present tenses or adjectives

perfekt particip, passiv particip

(grammar) describing a verb that indicates an action in progress

kontinuerlig, ständig

(grammar) describing a form of a verb that indicates an action is continuing

progressiv, fortskridande

a particular combination of words that are used together very often

kollokation, ordkombination

(grammar) describing nouns and pronouns that indicate ownership

possessiv, ägar-

the way a word is pronounced

uttal

‌(phonetics) a speech sound produced by interfering with or stopping the flow of air through the mouth or nose

konsonant

‌(phonetics) a speech sound produced without interfering with the flow of air coming through the mouth or nose

vokal

(phonetics) an added force when pronouncing a syllable or word

betoning, stress

(grammar) a short question added to the end of a statement that is formed form the same statement

taggfråga, etikettfråga

the use of marks such as a period, comma, etc. in writing to divide sentences and phrases to better convey meaning

interpunktion

the mark ! used after a sentence to indicate excitement, surprise, etc.

utropstecken

the mark ? used at the end of a sentence to show that it is a question

frågetecken, frågesymbol

the mark , used to separate items in a list or indicate a pause in a sentence

kommatecken

to be the letters being put together in the correct order form a particular word

stava, skriva korrekt

a grammatical construction in which two negative elements are used within the same sentence, often resulting in a positive meaning

dubbel negation, dubbelnegation