"Jag sover utan täcke."

Translation: I sleep without a blanket.

[Ezra746950]

I would say, "I am sleeping without covers." Duvet is an uncommon term here in North Eastern US. It is newly introduced, (1980s? via marketing), and a bit pretentious. "blankets", or "covers" are the common terms.

[Jeanbean425734]

I think a duvet is more like a fluffy quilt, or a down comforter, but used without a top sheet.

[HnL.]

Here's a UK explanation for if it's useful......
- duvet - most people use these now. It's a padded fluffy bed cover which keeps you warm. You buy a duvet that's the same size as your bed, and they come in different grades, from a small amount of warmth to extremely warm. They are filled with either down/feathers or with a synthetic filling. You always buy a duvet cover and this can be any colour or design, usually bought as a set with two pillow cases. A duvet cover is like two sheets sewn together, and you take it off the duvet to wash it.
- quilt - is sort of old fasioned, but still used, usually with a sheet underneath (you wash the sheet but not the quilt). A quilt is padded and is there to give warmth. It doesn't have a cover and is often very beautiful, like for example a patchwork quilt.

[Jeanbean425734]

Thank you! :D

[patricia8284]

Duvet is the conforter

[patricia8284]

Comforter

[Zed480516]

I agree. I vote for "cover".

[Jeanbean425734]

We don't really use the term "duvet" here in the Midwest, either.

[MaryBeth378619]

Exactly what I was going to say. I am from NEPA.

[CruiseCont]

why is an article 'a' needed here, what is the indication for it in the Swedish sentence?

[JoaoDSouza]

You don't need an indication, it is grammatically in correct not to use 'a' in English.

[Jeanbean425734]

I can never remember what a "duvet" is.
Can someone tell me how to translate "täcke" to American English?

[whispmelle]

"Quilt" is an acceptable translation

[jmmons9]

it should be "Jag sover utan en täcke" right? since the translation says its "a quilt".

[Zmrzlina]

In Swedish, it's more idiomatic to leave the indefinite article out. (Also, it's "ett täcke")

[Febe244611]

Could en täcke also be a blanket, or is it specifically a duvet?

[devalanteriel]

ett täcke, but we use filt for a blanket. :)

[ZoranTodor]

Why "a duvet" instead of "duvet"? There is no "ett" in Swedish.

[devalanteriel]

It's idiomatic in English to always use the article, but the article is optional in Swedish, and it's more often left out.

[Jeanetteemm]

We use the word 'doona' for täcke in Australia.

[devalanteriel]

That's also accepted. :)

[XHawk87]

"I am sleeping without a duvet" sounds kinda weird to me as a native English speaker. This makes it sound like it's happening right now. Is the person sleep-talking in this scenario? We'd normally only say this as a joke. E.g. "Are you awake? No, I am sleeping". It could be used to refer to a specific time e.g. "I am sleeping without a duvet tonight" implying this is an exception to the norm, or just "I sleep without a duvet" which infers this is the norm.