Topic: Swedish

"En häst, flera hästar"

Translation:One horse, several horses

December 23, 2014

25 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/SamanthaPe819727

    Couldnt it be many?

    November 21, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/sheenaposslenzny

      Thats what I entered but it came back as incorrect.

      January 22, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/Ingrid_J-B
      • 33

      So, "many" is a different Swedish word altogether?

      February 13, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/rubes135

        I agree. i got it wrong for saying many

        June 16, 2016
        https://www.duolingo.com/devalanteriel
        Mod
        • 2092

        flera only ever means "several", never "many". Some dialects of English does use "several" synonymously with "many", but this is not standard usage and as such not not considered in the course.

        June 18, 2016
        https://www.duolingo.com/RyanMakesMovies

          Couldn't "en häst" also be "a horse"?

          January 4, 2015
          https://www.duolingo.com/Zmrzlina
          Mod

            That is also an accepted answer.

            January 4, 2015
            https://www.duolingo.com/RyanMakesMovies

              Huh. I got it wrong, but looking back, I probably just typed "the horse" instead.

              January 5, 2015
              https://www.duolingo.com/morganvlove

                Could this not be 'some' horses?

                December 23, 2014
                https://www.duolingo.com/Lundgren8
                Mod

                  That would rather be några.

                  December 23, 2014
                  https://www.duolingo.com/belayka

                    flera = several

                    February 26, 2015
                    https://www.duolingo.com/originalnamehere
                    • 206

                    can "flera" be "a lot of" instead of "several"?

                    December 31, 2015
                    https://www.duolingo.com/Arnauti
                    • 889

                    No, a lot of is massor av (there are other versions to massor med, massvis med, massvis av).

                    January 29, 2016
                    https://www.duolingo.com/originalnamehere
                    • 206

                    thanks!

                    January 30, 2016
                    https://www.duolingo.com/KeyRuess

                      tack så mycket !

                      February 3, 2016
                      https://www.duolingo.com/XtrekX

                        Could 'flera' also be 'multiple'

                        January 23, 2016
                        https://www.duolingo.com/Arnauti
                        • 889

                        Yes.

                        January 29, 2016
                        https://www.duolingo.com/ilpetrac

                          can ´flera´be ´more´?

                          January 7, 2015
                          https://www.duolingo.com/Anrui
                          Mod

                            "Flera" means several. More would be "fler" or "mer". But people are sometimes a bit lazy and use them interchangeably

                            April 9, 2016
                            https://www.duolingo.com/Ericalmon

                              Can't it be "sevral horses" and "many horses"?

                              April 8, 2016
                              https://www.duolingo.com/Anrui
                              Mod

                                No, only several

                                April 9, 2016
                                https://www.duolingo.com/StefaniRat

                                  Does "flera" not mean "some"?

                                  July 19, 2016
                                  https://www.duolingo.com/Zmrzlina
                                  Mod

                                    No. See Lundgren8's answer above.

                                    July 19, 2016
                                    https://www.duolingo.com/AnitaMehrd

                                      "Flera" is pronounced flera or flira?

                                      October 12, 2018
                                      https://www.duolingo.com/devalanteriel
                                      Mod
                                      • 2092

                                      flera, with a Swedish long e.

                                      October 14, 2018
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