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"Thursday is a day of the week."
Translation:Torsdag är en dag i veckan.
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"Torsdag ar en veckodag" should translate to "Thursday is a weekday" only. And "Torsdag ar en dag in veckan" should translate to "Thursday is a day of the week." I understand they may seem to mean the same thing, but it is not the same sentence and shouldn't be interchangeable. Saturday is a day of the week, but it's not a weekday.
This question came up as a mark all the correct translations. I marked "Torsdag är en dag i veckan" , but missed: "Torsdag är en veckodag."
Question: are these sentences completely interchangeable? Is one more common, or a situation in which you would use one before the other?
the same happened to me and I am as well wondering for the answer ... I could not remember that the word "veckodag" had been introduced so far. Wasn't it?
It's not grammatically wrong, but it sounds weird to speak about the week in definite form in your sentence, as if you were referring to a certain week in particular.
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Although in the correct translation : "Torsdag är en dag i veckan", it's also the definite form (veckan = the week), isn't it ?
Prepositions are very hard to translate without context, but wiktionary has a good list of the most common uses.
To be completely honest, I can't give you an answer of exactly why i is used here, other than that is just correct. It's just the way it is! :)
prepositions in swedish a lot of times have no real reason as to why they are what they are, and they just have to be memorized, like how some english words can't sounded out
So, if I am not mistaken, and I would like to say "the days of the week", "veckodagarna" would suffice also?
I thought the one about February being a month of the year was "february ar en manad av aret". Am I wrong? Or are weeks and years treated differently?
It marks it incorrect for me, however, for "March is a month of the year", it did accept "Mars är en av årets månader", so I imagine it should work grammatically.
why is 'torsdag ar en veckas dag' wrong? and is 'veckodag' always translated as 'a day of the week'?
Where the hell did veckodag come from? And obviously simplifying it to torsdag är en vardag was not allowed lol
This is a bit strange. From the multiple choice answer "Torsdag är en dag i veckan" isn't present. The correct answer from the choices is "Torsdag är en veckodag". Even clicking the discussion button brings to this discussion which again shows the translation "Torsdag är en dag i veckan". So my question is are they both the same? If not, then which one is the correct term to use? Also what does veckodag mean? This is the first time I have come across it and the dictionary in the duolingo says "No word found!". Thank you.
Super-Svensk answered above in the thread, it's apparently one of the Swedish rules: i is used with veckan and no other prepositions :)
So nice when you tap words for a hint and top translation misguides you. Keep it up, people!
