"What kind of guy is he?"

Translation: Hva slags fyr er han?

[mikezephyr]

Fyr is such a deep, wonderful Indo-European word: vīrietis in Latvian, vir in Latin, fear in Irish, vira in Sanskrit etc etc. All pointing back to strength (virility). Skål!

[filosteel]

Why is it "hva slag" and not "hvilken slag"?

[neil51]

I'm also wondering why "hvilken slags fyr" is wrong...

[TARDISToni]

'Hvilken slags fyr' translates to 'which kind of guy'. Unless you have a pre-set list of possible qualities, or 'types of guys', you have to choose from, I think it would probably sound a little strange.

[Jeg.Heter.Colin]

kan vi bruke type?

[ktostaam]

Could say 'hva er han for en fyr?' if I wanted to emphasise my disgust or contempt?