Topic: Swedish

"En flicka dricker vatten."

Translation:A girl is drinking water.

February 1, 2015

12 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/Clos0

    I'm a bit confused isn't "en flicka" mean "A girl" and not "One girl". Can anyone please explain and correct me?

    March 8, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/Arnauti
    • 824

    It means both, you just have to decide from context which one fits better in English.

    March 8, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/Clos0

      Thanks, very well.

      March 8, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/ShivdevSin

        Shouldn't this be a woman drinks water? It says it's "one woman drinks water"

        February 1, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/Arnauti
        • 824

        No, a woman is en kvinna, en flicka is a girl.

        February 1, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/ShivdevSin

          Oh right. Sorry. Thanks.

          February 1, 2015
          https://www.duolingo.com/mtlalexa89

            Why does this not translate into: A girl drink THE water??? (vattEN) Thanks!

            May 19, 2016
            https://www.duolingo.com/Arnauti
            • 824

            vatten is an ett word. This is the kind of word that is usually used as a mass noun of course, but
            the singular is ett vatten, vattnet 'a water, the water'
            and plural is vatten, vattnen 'waters, the waters'

            July 7, 2016
            https://www.duolingo.com/hamiltonlover

              This was so weird I had a typo and it said I was completely wrong

              February 10, 2017
              https://www.duolingo.com/BruceWhitn

                How do you tell the difference between 'drinks' and 'is drinking'?

                August 4, 2018
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