Swedish: An Essential Grammar, 2nd edition

8 Redan
(a) = ‘already’:
Är du färdig redan?
Have you finished already?
(b) = ‘even’:
Redan en ytlig undersökning visade detta.
Even a superficial investigation revealed this.
(c) = ‘as early as’:
Redan på 1600-talet var Sverige en stormakt.
As early as in the 17th century Sweden was a great power.
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Some difficult
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Interjections
Interjections are not inflected. They almost invariably come first in the
sentence or clause, and are usually marked off by a comma.
1 Ja, nej, jo, etc.
(a) In answer to a positive yes/no question ja/nej is used:
Tänker du gå på bio? Ja/Nej.
Are you thinking of going to the cinema? Yes/No.
Strong agreement is indicated by javisst or jovisst; surprise or disinterest
by jaså!
(b) If the question assumes a negative answer and the answer stresses a
positive response, then jo is used: