Breakdown of Dokumentären slutar ungefär tolv minuter över fem.
sluta
to stop
fem
five
tolv
twelve
över
over / past (in clock times)
minuten
the minute
dokumentären
the documentary
ungefär
approximately
Questions & Answers about Dokumentären slutar ungefär tolv minuter över fem.
How does the word dokumentären get its "the" ending?
Dokumentär is an en-word. To say "the documentary", you add the definite ending -en to the end of the word, making it dokumentären.
I have seen slutar used to mean "stops". Does it also mean "ends"?
Yes! When talking about a scheduled event, a movie, a school day, or a meeting, slutar is the standard verb to say that it "ends" or "finishes".
Could I use words like cirka or runt instead of ungefär here?
Yes, absolutely. Cirka and runt (around) mean the same thing in this context and are very common alternatives when estimating time in Swedish.
How do you express "past" and "to" when telling time in Swedish?
For minutes in the first half of the hour, use över (literally "over"), just like "past" in English. For the second half of the hour, you would use i (in), which works like "to". So twelve minutes past five is tolv minuter över fem.
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