This is the 5500th most frequent Swedish word.
friday
The Swedish word for "Friday" is "fredag." It means the same day of the week as in English, the fifth day of the workweek.
The word 'fredagen' (definite form) is combined with 'förra' (last) to refer to a specific Friday in the past.
Jag åt pizza förra fredagen.
I ate pizza last Friday.
Here, 'fredag' is used to specify a time in the future (Friday) when an event (a party) will take place.
På fredag ska vi ha en fest.
On Friday, we will have a party.
In this sentence, 'fredagar' (plural form of 'fredag') is used to describe a recurring event or attribute (favorite days).