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I affären but på banken – Swedish places and their prepositions
Swedish prepositions are small words with strong opinions. Especially i and på.
You can live i Göteborg (“in Gothenburg”), but go on holiday på Gotland (“on Gotland”). You can shop i affären (“in the shop”), but work på banken (“at the bank”). You can walk i parken (“in the park”), but meet someone på torget (“in/at the square”). And sometimes both i and på work, as in i skolan and på skolan, but they do not mean quite the same thing.
Johanna N
Oct 26, 20236 min read
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