Questions & Answers about Jag jobbar fyra dagar i veckan.
Why does it say i veckan instead of "en vecka" for "a week"?
When expressing how often something happens per week, Swedish uses the preposition i plus the definite form of the noun (meaning "the week"). So "four days a week" translates literally to "four days in the week" (i veckan).
Why is the plural of dag formed with -ar (dagar)?
Dag is an en word. Many en words that end in a consonant form their plural by adding -ar to the end.
Is there a difference between jobbar and arbetar?
They both mean "work" and are usually interchangeable. Jobbar is slightly more casual and very common in everyday speech, while arbetar is a bit more formal or used in writing.
If "a week" is i veckan, would "a day" be i dagen?
No, time frequency prepositions are a bit tricky in Swedish! While you use i for weeks (i veckan) and months (i månaden), you must use om for days (om dagen) and years (om året).
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