"Some wives drink wine."

Translation: Noen koner drikker vin.

[bekah747]

What is the difference between noen and flere?

[grydolva]

If you wrote Flere koner drikker vin, it is correct to translate to Several wives drink wine. Q: Do you know anyone at this party (Kjenner du noen på denne festen)? A1 - Noen, meaning yes, some (but maybe not that well). A2 - Flere, meaning yes, several (and probably well). As you can see from my question, Noen can also double in for anyone in some cases (I need a volunteer. Anyone? No one? Jeg trenger en frivillig. Noen? Ingen?

[Dogmatix.]

I was wondering why we don't get the word for 'husband/s'?

[grydolva]

It's the same word as man (nowadays anyhow). Mann og kone. Husband and wife.

[Dogmatix.]

Tusen takk!

[Ingrid727]

Can someone explain to me why "Noen koner drikk vin" isn't right?

[JHeaven]

The verb in your sentence should be 'drikker'. Remember in the present tense the conjugation is simple:

jeg drikker
du drikker
hun/han drikker
vi drikker
dere drikker
de drikker

[Ingrid727]

Tusen Takk.

[SiljeLindd]

Nice