Questions & Answers about Vi äter lunch klockan tolv.
Why isn't there a word for "at" before klockan tolv?
In Swedish, you don't need a preposition like "at" when stating the exact time with klockan. You just say klockan followed by the number.
Can I say vi har lunch to mean "we have lunch"?
It is much more natural to use äter (eat) for meals in Swedish. While English speakers frequently say "have lunch," saying vi har lunch in Swedish sounds more like you physically possess the food in your hands or bag, rather than the action of sitting down to eat it.
What happens to the word order if I put the time at the beginning of the sentence?
Is klockan only used as a grammar word to tell time?
No, klockan literally translates to "the clock" or "the watch" (it is the noun en klocka with the "the" ending -n). When you put it in front of a number it acts like "o'clock," but it is also just the everyday word for a physical clock.
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