Infinitive with or without “ATT”

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Using verbs in infinitive properly

Today we are going to shed a little light on sentences with verbs in infinitive. We will get to know where to use “att” and where to omit it.

Do you hesitate if you should use an infinitive in the sentence with att or without it? If your answer is yes, this lesson is exactly for you.

There are some rules that make this problematic easier.

Modal verbs

First of all let's talk about modal verbs in Swedish. Modal verbs are very important in every language. These verbs are sometimes called helping verbs and are a type of verb that is used to indicate modality — that is: likelihood, ability, permission, and obligation.

Here is the list of modal verbs in Swedish:

att behöva — to need (to have to)

Du behöver inte betala. — You do not have to pay.

att måste — must

Jag måste gå. — I have to go.

att få — may, can