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- "Du kan repetera när du vill."
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I think that "you can repeat IT whenever you want" should be an accepted answer because although there's no "det" in the Swedish sentence, the sentence without the "it" i.e. "you can repeat whenever you want" doesn't really mean anything in English.
The only thing that it can mean is "you can repeat the current year of school whenever you want" but even this doesn't really make sense because you can't do that whenever you want!
Since 'rehearse' is a correct option, shouldn't 'practise' (or 'practice' since Duo is American) be possible as well?
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1) In English two words exist - each having a different emphasis. The same can be true in Swedish.
2) Practising is not the same as rehearsing in my opinion
De betyder samma sak (to repeat), men "repetera" kan också betyder "to rehearse".
Because "practice" (öva eller träna) is more to become better at something, while "repetera" simply means you are rehearsing or repeating something. They are similar but have different meanings.
I put "...when you wish." Wrong, but I agree with you two, that "when you want" doesn't sound quite right.
I also put when you wish and was marked wrong. I agree that when you want does not sound correct. Bad English. I think wish and like should be accepted.
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Vill/Vill ha indicates wanting to do something though from what I've seen of its usage. If you wish to do something that's önska and like is tycker so I think that's why that isn't used. Someone who knows the language better than me might be able to explain it better.
I think that it's ok to use, but the meaning is slightly different... You can say " you can rehearse when you want" if, for instance, your son has been waiting to practice music i the living room and has been waiting for you to leave... That should work?
I wrote "You can repeat when you want" and my answer was marked wrong. Thus, in English "when" refers only to a specific point in time, whereas "när" (like "quando" in Italian) can mean both "when"" and "whenever", right?
Hm, are you sure it said it was wrong? Because it was entered with a double space typo in the system (I've fixed that), but it should have been accepted anyway.
Ja, det är jag (jag är säker). Så var mitt svar korrekt, eller hur? :-)
How would you translate: "You can rehearse when you like" into Swedish?
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I just answered "You can rehearse when you like" and was marked wrong. Does it make a difference if one uses 'when you like' as opposed to 'whenever you like'?
No, sorry - that's my bad. We do accept "rehearse", and "when", but apparently not "like". I'll see to that straight away.
We have a separate word for that, just like English does - öva, or träna.
Practice is öva or träna. This means strictly rehearse, which actually doesn't have the same meaning, even though they can be used interchangeably in some cases.
I feel that "rehearse" has a more limited meaning than "practice". I practice at home, then go to rehearse for a performance with a group. I wouldn't say I'm "rehearsing" at home alone.
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I agree about rehearsing with a group, but practise can be with a group. As I boy, I used to attend church choir practice which was a group rehearsal.
