Word
Hon räknade pengarna två gånger.
Meaning
She counted the money twice.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Hon räknade pengarna två gånger.
pengarna
the money
två
two
gången
the time (occurrence)
räkna
to count
Questions & Answers about Hon räknade pengarna två gånger.
Why does this sentence use pengarna instead of a singular word for "the money"?
In English, "money" is singular and uncountable. In Swedish, pengar is plural (it historically means "coins", from the singular en peng). Therefore, "the money" takes the definite plural form pengarna.
How do you say "twice" in Swedish? Is there a single word for it like in English?
No, Swedish does not have single words for "once" or "twice". You always express this by saying "one time" (en gång) or "two times" (två gånger), just as it is written in this sentence.
Räknade ends in -ade. What does this tell us about the verb?
The -ade ending is the standard past tense marker for Group 1 verbs, which are the most regular verbs in Swedish. The infinitive is att räkna (to count) and the present tense is räknar.