Expressing Quantity Without "Of"
When you want to express quantities in English, you typically use the preposition "of"—as in "a delivery of coffee" or "five sacks of flour".
In Swedish, you completely omit the preposition. You simply place the measure or quantity noun directly before the substance.
| The wholesaler is sending a delivery of coffee today. | Grossisten skickar en leverans kaffe idag. |
| The baker lifts five sacks of flour. | Bagaren lyfter fem säckar mjöl. |
Weights and Measurements
This simple, direct rule applies to all standard metric units when stocking up on bulk supplies. Words like ton (tons), kilo (kilos), and gram (grams) are placed right next to the substance they are measuring.
| We usually order three tons of rice. | Vi brukar beställa tre ton ris. |
| You do not have to fetch ten kilos of rice. | Du slipper hämta tio kilo ris. |
| Each package contains forty grams of beans. | Varje förpackning innehåller fyrtio gram bönor. |
Containers and Packaging
The exact same pattern holds true when talking about physical containers and commercial packaging, such as en förpackning (a package) or en säck (a sack).
| The customer buys twenty packages of pasta. | Kunden köper tjugo förpackningar pasta. |
| A sack of potatoes is placed in the warehouse. | En säck potatis placeras i lagret. |
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