No. 638 in Swedish
fredag
Friday.
In a sentence
Vi träffas på fredag för att fira tillsammans.
We meet on Friday to celebrate together.
Here, 'fredag' refers to a specific day of the week when a planned event occurs in the future.
Fredagar är mina favoritdagar på veckan.
Fridays are my favorite days of the week.
In this case, 'fredagar' refers to Fridays in a general sense, as a recurring time period.
I fredags gick vi på bio och såg en fantastisk film.
Last Friday, we went to the cinema and watched a fantastic movie.
Here, 'i fredags' specifies the past Friday, indicating a particular instance of the day.
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