"Toget kommer forbi mit hus om natten."

Translation:The train comes past my house in the night.

September 2, 2014

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https://www.duolingo.com/profile/DavidFooks

"By my house" is also a good answer.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Aibohpphobia

I would say "goes by my house" - never "comes by my house" unless it's stopping and coming in for a little snack.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Nheeh

I agree. And it was wrong.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/mumlehoved

i wrote "the train passes my house at night". Whats wrong with that?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/frankenwer

I wrote that, too, and it was accepted


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/DavidFooks

I guess they really want you to translate "kommer" literally, and that is "comes," in this instance.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Gutedag

Natten = the night. I think u forgot the article "the" :-)


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/duodb

No, "at night" is a common expression in English, and a good translation of om natten -- while "at the night" is wrong.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/jamesworks75503

In English, "the train comes by my house at night" would have the same meaning as "comes past my house . . ." so that should be counted as correct.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/frankenwer

That was meant as answer of the French friend, I akso wrote" The train passes my house at night" and that was ok!


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/13nooshin329758

At night is your app answer but need in the night tobe correct


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/BoyWonder17

I put 'at night' which is the same as 'in the night'. I'm confident about that, as an English speaker, and checked it out with my wife, who is Danish.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/DragonNights

"At night" is an accepted alternative. Maybe there was something else in your sentence that didn't match up?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/LeoFib

This is Danglish. "Comes past" -> "goes by", "in the night" -> "at night", and it would be more proper English.

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