snart

Soon

Level 1

Snart means 'soon'.

How It Works

Snart is a common Swedish adverb of time that translates to 'soon'. It often describes the near future, but it can also mean shortly after a past reference point.

Placement in a Sentence:
The position of snart is important and follows the rules of Swedish word order.

In a standard main clause, snart can stand after the finite verb, in middle position or later in the clause: Jag ska snart gå and Maten är klar snart.
Subject + Verb + snart
Example: Jag kommer snart. (I'm coming soon.)
If you start a statement with snart, you must use the verb-second (V2) rule, where the verb moves to the second position.
Snart + Verb + Subject
Example: Snart är det sommar. (Soon it will be summer.)

Compare its time reference and placement with nu (now) and alltid (always).

Examples (4)

Jag kommer snart.
I'm coming soon.
Word by Word: I come soon.
Maten är klar snart.
The food will be ready soon.
Word by Word: The food is ready soon.
Vi ses snart!
See you soon!
Word by Word: We see each other soon!
Snart är det sommar.
Soon it will be summer.
Word by Word: Soon is it summer.
When 'snart' starts the sentence, the verb ('är') comes next. This is a fundamental rule called V2 inversion.

Common Mistakes

Placing 'snart' before the verb in a simple statement.
Jag snart kommer hem.
Jag kommer snart hem.
In this ordinary subject-initial main clause, the finite verb kommer must follow jag. Do not insert snart between them. Other clause types have other orders, as in eftersom jag snart kommer hem.

How It Connects

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Learn This First

To use 'snart' (soon) correctly, you need to understand basic Swedish sentence structure and how to conjugate verbs to describe actions. It is also helpful to be familiar with other basic temporal adverbs like 'nu' (now) to understand how 'snart' fits into the timeline of an action.

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