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What exactly does på mean in på kvällen, and why isn’t it i kvällen like in the evening?
In this expression, på is best translated as “in” or “at”, but it’s really just the standard preposition used with many time expressions in Swedish.
- På kvällen = in the evening / at nightfall (in general)
- På morgonen = in the morning
- På sommaren = in (the) summer
Using i with parts of the day would usually sound wrong or very odd:
- ✗ i kvällen
- ✗ i morgonen
So you should memorize på + [part of day/season] as a pattern for general time:
på kvällen, på natten, på vintern etc.
Why is it kvällen with -en at the end and not just kväll?