Topic: Danish

"Pigerne sover om natten."

Translation:The girls sleep at night.

September 16, 2014

9 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/JBranch1998

    Why is it the definite "natten" instead of the indefinite "nat"

    November 21, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/SzymonRuci
    • 375

    why natten?

    April 7, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/RubenDansk

      That's a good question you got there!

      January 7, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Rich524475
      • 108

      Why "om natten" and not "i natten" given that the prior question gave "han arbejder i hverdagene" as the correct answer and not "om hverdagene"? I understand that repeated events in time requie the use of om and not i, but this rule seems inconsistent with saying "arbejder i hverdagene"?

      July 25, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Heartywaffles

        Could I translate 'om natten' as 'during the night'?

        October 10, 2014
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/CalvinQuick

          Yes, that would convey the same meaning. It's shorter to say "at night" though. :)

          November 30, 2014
          [deactivated user]

            Had "at the night" and the system wanted " IN the night"

            April 2, 2018
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/canstey

              Wouldn't 'overnight' be an acceptable translation?

              April 14, 2016
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/RubenDansk

                Yeah, I think it definitely would!

                January 7, 2019
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