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What is the difference between en dag and ett dygn ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between en dag and ett dygn ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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dag is day, it can mean the daytime (the bright hours of the day) or a counter for days, like 1 week is 7 days (1 vecka är 7 dagar).
dygn is 24 consecutive hours. often we mean from midnight to midnight, but it can sometimes be from any time to the same time the next day.
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@tobibanana would you be able to give me an example?
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- Swedish
- English (UK)
"veckan har sju dagar" - the week has seven days
"du ska ta ett piller om dagen" - take one pill per day
"ät den senast 3 dygn efter inköpet" - eat it latest 72 hours after the purchase
"resan tar 2 dygn" - the trip takes 48 hours
"ska vi dygna? " - shall we be awake for more than 24 hours straight?
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