"En flicka dricker vatten."

Translation: A girl is drinking water.

[BruceWhitn]

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

[GiancarloB204508]

Would like an answer as well, shouldn't both be marked as correct?

[BastienQue3]

Agreed

[redactedname7262]

Why "A girl is drinking water" but not "A girl drinks Water"?

[Clos0]

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

[Arnauti]

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

[Clos0]

Thanks, very well.

[PeckyChicken]

I put the girl is drinking water instead of a girl is drinking water

[mtlalexa89]

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

[Arnauti]

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'

[MsOrnery]

Is .. is missing in sentence