på/i

08:17 May 9, 2021
English to Swedish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Literature
English term or phrase: på/i
Translating from English to SWEDISH

på/i Atlantis, på/i Lemurien/Lemuria

Would you use på or i Atlantis?
Would you use Lemurien or Lemuria as the Swedish translation for the English Lemuria/Lymuria (which is also called MU and a `lost continent´, like Atlantis)
Would you use på or i Lemurien/Lemuria.

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Joakim Braun


  

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på/i Atlantis, på/i Lemurien/Lemuria
i


Explanation:
No hesitation about it.
You'd say "i Amerika", "i Afrika", "i Sverige", "i Toscana".
"På" can be used in some rare cases: "På Grönland", "på Nya Zeeland", "på Nordkalotten", "på Rivieran".


Joakim Braun
Sweden
Local time: 15:39
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in SwedishSwedish
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