Swedish Translation Notes

Swedish (sv_SE) Translation Notes

Core Terminology

Secret: hemlighet - Appropriate for professional contexts

Password vs Passphrase:

• Password: lösenord - for account authentication
• Passphrase: lösenfras - for secret protection

Burn: radera permanent (delete permanently)

Key Points

• Compound words written as one word (lösenord, lösenfras)
• Two genders: common (en) and neuter (ett)
• Swedish letters å, ä, ö are essential distinct letters
• Informal “du” universally used since du-reformen
• No verb conjugation for person/number
• V2 rule: verb second when not starting with subject