"The bank is downtown."

Translation: Banken ligger i centrum.

[Troy489516]

What is the difference between "i centrum" and "på stan?"

[JoseeV64]

When you go downtown you say "på stan" (direction city centre) and when you or something is downtown you say "i centrum" (in the city centre).

[person222222]

How unnatural does Banken är i centrum sound?

[Zmrzlina]

Not all that much, but it's still better to use ligger.

[Ulle1954]

What about "Banken finns i centrum"?

[Rickymonster]

Could one say "Banken ligger mitt i stan"?

[Zmrzlina]

I don't think so. I think "mitt i stan" is a much smaller area than "downtown".

[sonam1819]

doesnt this actually translate as Banken ar centrum

[Zmrzlina]

No. Downtown means "i centrum".

[dddinham]

Banken är centrum

[JoseeV64]

"The bank is centre"?! No, that's incorrect. "The bank is in the centre" = "The bank is downtown".

[CanGuvenc5]

why "banken ligger på stan" is not accepted? When you hover over the word "downtown" it shows both "i centrum" and "på stan"

[JoseeV64]

See the first question & answer on this page. The hints are automatically generated (without context).