"He plays the drums in a band."
Translation:Han spelar trummor i ett band.
January 2, 2015
4 Comments
No. English prefers the definite form in this sentence, while Swedish does not.
January 2, 2015
I wouldn't say that English prefers the definite article: this sentence wotks equally well with or without the. Thanks for the clarification though - it is helpful to know that Swedish does not like to use it.
July 19, 2015
Arnauti
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I think we can safely say that it's actually incorrect to use the definite article in Swedish sentences like this one. If you're playing a specific instrument, we'd always want to add a preposition: Han spelar på trummorna works. (not as a translation here of course)
December 20, 2016
