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| − | The '''Swedish language''' (''Svenska'' [`svɛnska]) is a Germanic language, spoken in [[Sweden]] and by ethnic Swedes in [[Finland]], where it is also an official language. It is related to [[Danish language|Danish]], [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]], [[Icelandic]], and [[Faeroese language|Faeroese]]. | + | The '''Swedish language''' (''Svenska'' [`svɛnska]) is a Germanic language, spoken in [[Sweden]] and by ethnic Swedes in [[Finland]], where it is also an official language. It is related to [[Danish language|Danish]], [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]], [[Icelandic]], and [[Faeroese language|Faeroese]]. It is remarkable that the structure of Modern Swedish is much different from the one in the ancient times. The systems of declension and conjugation have gone through a tough process of simplification, which nowadays makes Swedish easy to learn in comparison with Icelandic or German, for example. Having borrowed a relatively large amount of words from other European languages, Swedish has, however, saved most old lexemes, which makes it very similar to other Scandinavian languages. |
[[Category: Germanic languages]] | [[Category: Germanic languages]] | ||
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Swedish Language
The Swedish language (Svenska [`svɛnska]) is a Germanic language, spoken in Sweden and by ethnic Swedes in Finland, where it is also an official language. It is related to Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faeroese. It is remarkable that the structure of Modern Swedish is much different from the one in the ancient times. The systems of declension and conjugation have gone through a tough process of simplification, which nowadays makes Swedish easy to learn in comparison with Icelandic or German, for example. Having borrowed a relatively large amount of words from other European languages, Swedish has, however, saved most old lexemes, which makes it very similar to other Scandinavian languages.