"The girl is wearing pants."

Translation: Flickan har på sig byxor.

[francesrainbow]

Why is it byxor, and not byxorna? Sorry, I might be confused because I'm used to saying trousers and not 'pants'! Thank you :)

[Yeblick]

Because "byxorna" means THE pants, plural definate, and this does not have the. It is only plural.

[francesrainbow]

Thank you! (Sorry, just saw your response there!)

[Suzan509044]

Thank you

[Palewar]

Why can't I say - Flickan har byxor på sig?

[LenaStorli]

You can. If it is not accepted, then report it.

[brasileirolucas]

Same doubt here!

[Professor_Ole]

The word "byxor" looks different -- totally different -- from other Swedish words I've seen here. I wonder what its origin is. Does anyone know?

[Zo_Davidson]

Does "kalsongen" mean "the underpants"?

[katie15033]

Trosor are girls' pants

[Summer839859]

Is there a particular different between "tjej" and "flicka"?

[MetroWestJP]

I was marked wrong for: "Flickan har på sig byxa." Was it because I forgot the "en" or because I used the singular? When Swedes refer to pants in the singular, do they prefer "en byxa" or "byxor"?

[katie15033]

But pants are never singular in English, no? Ett par byxor would be the singular. Två byxor for two pairs of jeans.

[aestheticstudy]

What does 'på sig' mean?

[brasileirolucas]

"To wear" is a reflexive verb in Swedish. "På sig" literally means "on herself", because in Swedish you have to use a reflexive pronoun (like sig) when using the verb "to wear"