"We read awhile."

Translation: Vi läser en stund.

[helmad]

what would the past tense be (since 'read' is ambiguous between present and past)? I tried "vi läste en stund" but that was not counted correct.

[Arnauti]

No you're right, that should have been accepted. Added it now.

[helmad]

Thanks! Still wobbly on what verbs are regular and not so I couldn't swear to getting it right here - it's fun to see how all the cognates from German and Dutch go their various ways in Swedish.

[tppay]

I chose "läser" and "läste" too. But they were not accepted.

[Arnauti]

Vi läste en stund is an accepted answer. But sometimes they generate tricky false answers.

[RobertChur]

Reminds me of the prank of sending someone for "a long stand".

[Arnauti]

In some Swedish workplaces I've heard of, they would send people to get synvinkeln 'the point of view'.

[S.M.94]

since it's an en word .. is there a plural or definite form for en stund ?

[Arnauti]

Yes, it's like this: en stund, stunden and plural stunder, stunderna.

[S.M.94]

Tack tack

[RandyCromwell]

There is no such word in English as "awhile." It is always two words: "a while."