"I work a total of three weeks."

Translation: Jag arbetar sammanlagt tre veckor.

[Sven-Ska]

Why is it not sammanlagda? I guess this is for plurals? Tack.

[Arnauti]

It's an adverb, and those typically end in -t.

[Sven-Ska]

Thanks, ok, but if it is for a plural, like tre veckor, wouldn't it also take a plural ending? Or, when would you use sammanlagda? Tack.

[Arnauti]

Yes, it's an adverb in the sentence above because of the context.
If it's used as an adjective would be sammanlagda in the plural or in the determinate:
Den sammanlagda kostnaden för konsumenten blir …  = 'The total cost for the consumer will be …'

[Rocky760518]

in English, it is not an adverb. a is an adjective; total is a direct object noun; the remainder is a preposition phrase

[MariekeSweers]

Could this also mean: 'I have been working for three weeks.', meaning that one has just started working? Right now the English translation sounds as if one has a temporary job.

[Jitt91]

Jag arbetar sammanlagt tre veckor. only means that you work at at a place for a total of three weeks (and not more than that).

If you want to say that you have just started a new job and have been working there for three weeks so far then you'd have to say Jag har arbetat här i tre veckor and if you want to be more precise then Jag har hittills arbetat här i tre veckor.

Sammanlagt = (Something) put together to form a total amount (But not put together as in fixing something that is broken or putting together a puzzle)

Hittills = So far

[MariekeSweers]

Ah, ok. Thanks :) That's a clear distinction

[JakobssonMoa]

It could also be totalt in swedish

[Camilo-A2]

Why not "jag jobbar tre veckor totalt"?

[SpuntotheRatBoy]

I think in normal speech you might say "... tre veckor sammanlagt" Would this definitely be wrong?

[Solo_BUNI]

I couldn't say if it is more idiomatic to say this sentence in that way... But if you take a look at the tips and notes section added on the first skill of adverbs you will read this: Unlike English, adverbs are always placed after the verb in sentences that start with the subject. This is because of the V2 rule – the verb must always come second.

[SpuntotheRatBoy]

That makes sense, thanks.

[Solo_BUNI]

You are welcome! =)

[Trilby16]

But what's the "i" doing there -- the correction I got?

[bleedingorange]

What's the difference between "sammanlagt" and "i sammanlagt"? Does "i" make any difference?

[Texan-Paul]

<<----me at my last job. De var extremt galna.

[Adam386517]

Can't I use jobbar instead of arbetar??