Topic: Swedish

"Jag bygger hus"

Translation:I build houses

February 18, 2015

9 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/yared84

    Is there a way to distinguish between "I build houses" and "I build (a) house"? Since no adjectives are present one cannot be 100% sure.

    February 18, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/Zmrzlina
    Mod

      It it were just one house, it would have the indefinite article ett.

      February 18, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/yared84

        Is this rule valid all the time?

        February 19, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/Zmrzlina
        Mod

          As far as I can imagine, yes.

          February 19, 2015
          https://www.duolingo.com/Boddason

            Just to be sure: I doesn't work the same way as "Jag köper bil."?

            January 17, 2016
            https://www.duolingo.com/Taek8
            • 189

            Bra fråga, fast hus är ett ett-ord. Det heter ett hus - flera hus, men en bil - flera bilar.

            August 23, 2017
            https://www.duolingo.com/jxxmxxj
            Plus

              Wouldn't it be "Jag köper bilar" or "Jag köper en bil"?

              August 27, 2016
              https://www.duolingo.com/RigelIcarus

                Is there no plural for houses? It's just house?

                February 28, 2017
                https://www.duolingo.com/Taek8
                • 189

                ett-words with only one syllable usually look the same in sigular and plural.

                August 23, 2017
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