Kören brukar sjunga på festivalen på sommaren.
The choir usually sings at the festival in the summer.
Breakdown of Kören brukar sjunga på festivalen på sommaren.
sjunga
to sing
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
sommaren
the summer
festivalen
the festival
bruka
to usually do
kören
the choir
Questions & Answers about Kören brukar sjunga på festivalen på sommaren.
Why does it say på sommaren instead of i sommar?
In Swedish, when you want to express that something happens habitually or regularly during a season, you use på plus the definite form of that season. So på sommaren means "every summer" or "in the summers." If you said i sommar, it would refer to one specific upcoming or current summer.
How do we get the meaning "usually" from this sentence?
Swedish handles "usually" differently than English. Instead of a describing word, it uses the helper verb brukar, which means "to have the habit of." Because it is a verb, it sits right after the subject (kören) and is followed directly by an infinitive verb, which is sjunga (to sing) here.
Is it normal to use på twice in a row like in på festivalen på sommaren?
Yes, this is completely natural! The first på is a preposition of place showing the location (på festivalen meaning "at the festival"). The second på is a preposition of time showing the recurring season (på sommaren meaning "in the summer"). Swedish often uses på for both events and time expressions.
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