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- "Elefanterne spiser jer."
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It seems to me that Denmark is a very odd and dangerous place, where people are eaten routinely by animals, never mind people being turned into inanimate objects. Either that, or the authors of the course have spent a little too much time in Christiania.
I know you're kidding around, but just in case, here comes a tiny explanation :)
In Danish one uses the present tense of the verbs to describe the future as well. So this one could be seen as a prediction that, if you were to go to the jungle of mutated vampire animals, the elephants will eat you! Another one:
- Jeg spytter på din sandwich - I (will) spit on your sandwich, expressing intent.
- Så slår jeg dig! - Then I (will) punch you!, expressing a prediction or promise.
Notice the total absence of anything more complicated than present tense. Isn't Danish wonderful?
1681
“Sorry for the inconvenience, I didn’t want to disturb you, you seem quite occupied as it is...”
852
YouTube has videos on how to print words and pictures on T shirts. Art shops sell silk screen printing kits. If you lack the skill or confidence to make your own, some T shirt shops offer a printing service for slogans that you like but cannot buy.
1862
The only thing that could make it better would be to have a bit of blood dripping from the tusks.
1862
I guess you haven't yet come to the thread with the t-shirt image for "Bjørnene redder hestene."
http://www.customink.com/designs/elephants/dmu0-00a4-ezhg/hotlink?pc=HL-142344&cm_mmc=hotlink--5--Body_txt-_-viewbutton
There.
L O L. Of course over there on the other side of The Bridge everything is much more fun ... ikke? Of course animals read and write, drink wine - so of course they SPISER just like other humans do. Still curious tho, did you Danes once upon a time say that people SPISER but animals EDER or AEDER ? :)
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Because they eat more than one. They're quite big, elephants; they need a lot of food, too. Jer is multiple you's whereas dig concerns just you. Now run or you'll all be eaten ;)