"Han bor antingen i Sverige eller i Finland."
Translation:He lives either in Sweden or in Finland.
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I typed this and it was marked incorrect: He lives in either Sweden or in Finland.
Why?
Agreed. The sentence He lives in either Sweden or in Finland almost sounds as though there are two Swedens and he lives in either one of those "Swedens", or in Finland. An example to demonstrate my point might be: It is in either box or in the cupboard which again implies the object is in one of two boxes or in the cupboard. In practice this would not matter as we know there is only one Sweden hence it would be understood but is not correct and sounds rather awkward.
Both sentences Arnauti suggests sound fine though I would tend to prefer the former as it just sounds neater. (My preference only though.)
You could also drop the word "either" to make the sentence He lives in Sweden or Finland which implies the same as the other correct answers but is a little ambiguous in that it potentially could mean he lives in both countries at different times. I also assume that this would not be accepted as a correct answer in this instance because it does not include the word either which is central to the question being asked.
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I think ”He lives in either Sweden or Finland” should be accepted. ”It is in either THE box or the cupboard” would be the corresponding example. Without the ”the” the meaning changes.
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Jag skrivit det också
Snälla, berättar åt mig vad är fel för det :) Enligt mig, det är rätt ändå
The "a" in "antingen" should be short, but for TTS it is long. You can watch this video to learn the difference.
If you're talking about two en objects, yes, that's a correct sentence. But you can't follow up the sentence above with that question, because you're either comparing two ett nouns, or in reality referring to two clauses, and for referring to clauses we always use ett forms too. So it would have to be Vilket gillar han bäst? here.
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Like some of the others who have posted comments, I left out the "i" before Finland. I'm trying not to compare Swedish phrasing to English phrasing, but I can't help it .... I'm a native English speaker. In English, it would be more common to say "He either lives in Sweden or Finland" or "He lives either in Sweden or Finland" ... with the second "in" not being necessary.