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"The food is on the plate."
Translation:Maten är på tallriken.
November 22, 2014
16 Comments
JarodRF
456
Thank you, having just learnt the difference usages of "är", "ligger", and "finns" I was wondering if "finns" would not fit better...
Arnauti
1450
Just like in English, prepositions get different meanings with different verbs and nouns. So it depends on context. The most frequent prepositions get a lot of meanings.
Maten är på tallriken – The food is on the plate.
Jag tittar på dig. – I'm looking at you.
Jag tänker på dig. – I'm thinking of you.
Vi går på bio. – We're going to the movies.
Just stick with the course and you'll pick it up!
MSnets
718
What are the different contexts we can use på, om, and vid? Since these are all noted as translations for on