Questions: the verb comes first

Swedish questions put the verb before the subject. There is no helper verb like English do.

• Question words (vad, var, vart, när, hur, varför, vem) come first, then the verb, then the subject: Var bor du? (Where do you live?)
• Yes/no questions start with the verb: Talar du engelska? (Do you speak English?)
• A name or an opener such as Ursäkta, Förlåt or Förresten does not change this: Anna, kommer du imorgon? (Anna, are you coming tomorrow?)

Inversion is the standard question form. In casual speech you will also hear statement order with a rising tone (Du kommer imorgon?), mostly to check something you already expect. If the question word is itself the subject, nothing moves: Vem ringer? (Who is calling?)