"Which date is it today?"

Translation: Vilket datum är det i dag?

[Bersier]

What is wrong with "Vad är dagens datum"?

[Zmrzlina]

Nothing. Added it now.

[Clayton_Olson]

But the question was specifically "Which" not "What" so Vad är dagens datum? would not be right in this case, right?
(FYI: Saying "Which date is it today?" sounds odd in English. Saying "What is today's date?" makes more sense. Although, most people, at least in Canada and the US, would say "What is the date today?")

[Zmrzlina]

Still means the same.

[Clayton_Olson]

Thanks for the reply Zmrzlina!

[makmegs]

But why didn't it accept vilket

[Kim197311]

I'm a teacher and most students in Massachusetts would say, "What is today's date?"

[harshikerfuffle]

and i wrote 'Vilket är dagens datum'. what is wrong with this?

[Hacu.]

= "Which is the day's date" - sounds odd in English too.

Also, 'dagen' is an en-word, so if your pointing to that word, [which] should be [vilken].

[OldBoyan]

Why we need "det"? "Vilket datum är i dag" makes more sense.

[Super-Svensk]

If you get rid of det, the sentence has no subject. It is the equivalent of saying "Which date is today?"

[PrashantCh238153]

Why it is not "Vilket är datum det i dag" according to v2 rule?

[JoseeV64]

"Vilket datum" belong together. [Vilket datum] [är] [det] [i dag].

[Sean.Phillip]

Can someone clarify why ''i dag'' and ''idag'' are both acceptable?

[Iikka]

Both are recognized spellings.

[Nikos483591]

what about "vad är det för datum idag?" ?

[Sjodni]

Will duolingo accept both spellings?

[Anrui]

It should accept both all the time, but if you see that "idag" is missing somewhere, you should report it.

[Sjodni]

ok, thank you!

[rnlddmrrs]

can på be used here instead of i?

[gokul1078]

på can be used when asking date for a day. 'Vilket datum är det på onsdag?'
i dag means today and på cannot be added here.

[Mona333688]

"Vilket dag är i dag?" Why is this wrong?

[devalanteriel]

dag is an en-word, and you need the det since Swedish says "Which date is IT today" rather than "Which day is today?"

[Savinien13]

Could someone enlighten me as to why "vad är datumet idag" is not correct ?

[devalanteriel]

There's no grammatical reason it shouldn't be fine - it's just unidiomatic to the point of being wrong.