"Hva er en hverdag?"

Translation: What is a weekday?

[UtkarshSyng]

Isn't hverdag also 'everyday'?

[alek_d]

"hverdag" in one word is a workday, i.e. not Saturday or Sunday and not a public holiday. "hver dag" in two words means "every day".

[UtkarshSyng]

Ah, ok. Thanks!

[Geoffrey_Carlton]

I thought hver sounded familiar. That word hasn't changed from Old Norse.

[SteeleShadow]

Except they used to pronounce the h

[ravihlb]

A miserable little pile of work

:^)

[MaiLuna7]

The contrary of what they asked on Downton Abbey ;P

[JustMilie]

My thoughts exactly ^^

[cleantrash]

Why does it sometimes tell me i typed in english when I got the answer wrong?

[Simon104416]

Jeg er ikke enig med det, man burde heller si ukedag her.

[JenniLingonberry]

Det er dager i uken!

[Simon104416]

Helt enig, eller man kan si ukedag òg

[deactivated user]

I thought "ukedager" was weekdays. Weekday is ukedag according to another lesson.

[herzenslied]

Is a hverdag literally only a weekday, or can it also mean, like, "an ordinary day" (e.g. not a special occasion)?