Topic: Swedish

"A man is drinking water."

Translation:En man dricker vatten.

January 14, 2015

10 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/Chelsea844764

    Why isn't "är" used in this case?

    January 13, 2017
    https://www.duolingo.com/beagoodone

      Dricker means drink or drinking?

      February 10, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/Arnauti
      • 887

      It means both drinks and is drinking, since there is no special continuous form in Swedish, our present tense covers both.

      February 10, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/isuck4

        Isn't "drinks " spelled "drycker"?

        March 24, 2016
        https://www.duolingo.com/Zmrzlina
        Mod

          "Drycker" means "things that you drink", it's a noun.

          March 24, 2016
          https://www.duolingo.com/isuck4

            Tack så mycket

            March 24, 2016
            https://www.duolingo.com/Marra1996

              Is mannen wrong?

              January 14, 2015
              https://www.duolingo.com/Volrat

                It would be correct if the sentence was: "The man is drinking water."

                January 14, 2015
                https://www.duolingo.com/Shireen862442

                  Tack så mycket

                  December 21, 2017
                  https://www.duolingo.com/ankulou
                  • 139

                  Should it not be correct to say "En man sitter och dricker vatten"?

                  April 19, 2019
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