"I like everything except turtles."

Translation: Jag tycker om allt utom sköldpaddor.

[rdpw94]

Poor turtles!

[rwhodges]

Lucky turtles actually. Here on Duo, they are regularly on the menu at mealtimes. (I understand they are actually very tasty, which is why the giant Galapagos turtles no longer exist...)

[rnielikki]

I like turtles :(

[Semeltin]

Jag tycker också om sköldpaddor. :(

[ShatteredSans]

my brother says that literally every day, now I like everything except turtles
.

[NatalieBoa3]

Why is it allt and not alla?

[devalanteriel]

• allt = everything
• alla = everyone, or all

[Mokvinna]

Please explain "allting". I thought it could fit this sentence. What is the difference between "allt" and "allting"?

[devalanteriel]

allt is just a shorter and nowadays much more common version of allting.

You can see the evolution pretty easily actually: all things = alla ting = all-ting = allting = allt.

[Mokvinna]

Tack så mycket!

[Jorge56864]

What about allting?

[devalanteriel]

Sure, that works as well - allt is just a shorter version of allting.

[JenniferRo778312]

My husband begs to differ. It's the only swedish word he's actually learned (specifically the singular definite form) so we're always referencing it.

[Andra946801]

Utom? Utan?

[devalanteriel]

• utom = except
• utan = without

[Prettymej]

What did the turtles do?

[SayantanCh722302]

Why its not "Jag tycker om allting utan sköldpaddor"

[devalanteriel]

That is also accepted.

[karenestrella1]

That is what I answered, but it was not accepted.

[devalanteriel]

Oh no, I'm sorry. I misread that.

• utan = without
• utom = except