"He only sleeps on clean sheets."

Translation: Han sover bara på rena lakan.

[polymeowrs]

Differentiation of when to use "i" and "på" is so unclear! :(

[Zmrzlina]

Well, sadly, most languages lack consistency for prepositions in translation.

[HelenCarlsson]

I have a feeling that "på" is used a lot, probably more than "on". We say "på Ikea", "på gott humör", "på tåget" etc.

Here is a quiz :)!

[HelenCarlsson]

Like in and on and at, you mean :)?

[polymeowrs]

But they don't seem to be entirely interchangeable in every context?

[Jeanbean425734]

Is "lakan" singular or plural?

[LarsXensen]

"Lakan" has the same form for both singular and plural, but here you can tell it is plural because of the adjective "rena"

[deactivated user]

Is this really right? That both 'i' and 'på' mean 'on?' Not 'within' and 'on top of'?

[Kim197311]

Reading the comments, I see that lakan is an ett word. I'm assuming that is why the plural rena is paired with what seemed to me a definite singular word? A bit confusing for the first exposure to the noun!

[Jeanbean425734]

Looking elsewhere, I found that "lakan" is indefinite, and can be both singular and plural, and the definite plural is "lakanen." So, I think the definite singular would be "lakanet."

This would follow the same pattern as "brev," "barn," and "år."

Hopefully a mod will correct me if I'm wrong. :D