"De lever i arton år."

Translation: They live for eighteen years.

[Zzzzz...]

I thought 'eighteen' is aderton.

[Arnauti]

Aderton is an old form of this word, now only used in one context: De aderton means the 18 members of the Swedish Academy.

[tjolahoppsansaa]

Finlandssvenskor säger alltid "aderton".

[Ethanxman]

Is there a difference between lever and bor?

[Arnauti]

Roughly, lever means is alive, bor means resides.

[Ethanxman]

Oh, ok. Thanks.

[photodiarist]

So would this be a reference to a species with an expected lifespan? Or should this somehow refer to humans?

[Anrui]

I would guess that it is about some sort of plant or animal.

[rami59]

Why is för not used here? Since when does i mean for? Tack

[Dylan600886]

At least it isn't på...

[alexbfree]

This is a weird sentence in english.