Learn Swedish: Vi hade sextio stolar på kontoret. - We had sixty chairs in the office.

While på often translates to "on", Swedish uses it for certain locations where English uses "in" or "at". For workplaces and public institutions, like kontoret (the office), jobbet (work), or banken (the bank), you almost always use på.

Why does kontoret end in -et?

In Swedish, the word for "the" is attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word. Because "office" is an ett word (ett kontor), you add -et to the end to make it kontoret (the office).

How do I find the singular form of stolar?

The singular form is en stol (a chair). Many short en words that end in a consonant form their plural by adding -ar to the end, making it stolar (chairs).

Is sextio pronounced exactly how it is spelled?

Not usually! In everyday spoken Swedish, the "o" at the end of tens like sextio, sjuttio, and åttio is typically dropped. You will most likely hear native speakers pronounce it as "seksti".