Topic: Norwegian (Bokmål)

"Det er altfor tidlig."

Translation:It is far too early.

December 17, 2015

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https://www.duolingo.com/hmada993
  • 55

How to differentiate between the sound of de and det?

December 17, 2015
https://www.duolingo.com/grydolva

    De (they) = dee (as when you say the letter D, which rhymes with sea)

    Det (it) = de' (like pronuncing only "de" of detriment)

    December 17, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/hmada993
    • 55

    takk

    December 17, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/Yakuul
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      Thanks Gry! I for some reason started out thinking i had heard 'de' as /dei/ but very short and the vowel clipped, but the past couple days have been hearing /di/ as you just explained.. wasnt sure if i was going crazy!

      May 27, 2017
      https://www.duolingo.com/peggy965240
      • 447

      Tusen takk

      December 30, 2017
      https://www.duolingo.com/TomasNovot5

        Why I can´t translate this "It is too early" ? Far too eraly sounds rare to me......but I am not native speaker

        February 3, 2017
        https://www.duolingo.com/Deliciae
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        • 153

        for = too
        altfor = far/way/much/all too

        December 30, 2017
        https://www.duolingo.com/HayleyHead1

          Tfw its 6:37 am; definitely too early

          March 12, 2017
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