Swedish directional adverbs express location and motion to and from a place. They have two forms, one for location and the other for motion. Swedish has a number of directional adverbs. Here are a few examples:
Jag bor här. (I live here)
Han kommer hit. (He's coming here)
Vi arbetar uppe på taket. (We are working up on the roof)
Jag steg upp på taket. (I stepped up on the roof)
Jag är hemma. (I am home)
Nu flyger jag hem. (Now I'm flying home)
Jag är född där. (I was born there)
Jag cyklar dit. (I'm cycling there)
Han är borta. (He is away)
Han sprang bort. (He ran away)
Directional adverbs in Swedish have two forms. One form is for location, and the other is from direction to and from a place. The form for direction is always shorter than the one for location. Directional adverbs in Swedish express a distinction which is not expressed in all languages.
