In Swedish, negating a sentence or expressing quantities in subordinate clauses works differently from main clauses. You'll learn how words like någon and ingen change their position, and how to use quantifiers like all, varje, and båda naturally in speech.

In main clauses, you can say 'Han har ingen bil' for 'He has no car'. In subordinate clauses after words like 'att', you split this negation. Place 'inte' before the verb, followed by 'någon' for common gender nouns. For example, 'Han säger att han inte har någon bil' means 'He says that he does not have a car'.

The same word order applies after the subjunction 'om', meaning 'if' or 'whether'. Remember that 'inte' always comes before the finite verb in a subordinate clause. For example, 'Jag undrar om han inte har någon tid' means 'I wonder if he does not have any time'.