"I work a total of three weeks."
Translation:Jag arbetar sammanlagt tre veckor.
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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.
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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 …'
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.
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
I think in normal speech you might say "... tre veckor sammanlagt" Would this definitely be wrong?
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.
What's the difference between "sammanlagt" and "i sammanlagt"? Does "i" make any difference?
