Word
Man tar en tablett fyra gånger om dygnet.
Meaning
One takes a pill four times a day.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Man tar en tablett fyra gånger om dygnet.
en
a, an (common)
ta
to take
fyra
four
man
one, you (people in general)
Questions & Answers about Man tar en tablett fyra gånger om dygnet.
Why does this sentence use om for "a day" instead of i, like in i veckan?
In Swedish, frequency expressions use either i or om. As a rule, use om for days and years (om dagen, om dygnet, om året) and i for weeks, months, and hours (i veckan, i månaden, i timmen).
The English translation says "four times a day", so why use dygnet instead of dagen here?
Ett dygn specifically refers to a full 24-hour period, whereas en dag often just means the daytime. For medical instructions like taking a pill, Swedish prefers om dygnet to clarify that the doses are spread over the full 24 hours.
Why does dygnet end in a definite suffix (-et) when English says "a day"?
When talking about frequency (how often you do something), Swedish always uses the definite form of the time word. That is why "a day" becomes om dygnet (literally "about the 24-hour period") and "a week" becomes i veckan.
Could I say du tar instead of man tar?
Yes! Just like in English, you can use du (you) for general instructions. However, man (one) is very common in written Swedish for general rules, like the dosage instructions you would read on a medicine bottle.