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Topic: Danish

"Pigerne sover om natten."

Translation:The girls sleep at night.

4 years ago

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https://www.duolingo.com/JBranch1998
JBranch1998
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Why is it the definite "natten" instead of the indefinite "nat"

1 year ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Heartywaffles
Heartywaffles
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Could I translate 'om natten' as 'during the night'?

3 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/CalvinQuick
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Yes, that would convey the same meaning. It's shorter to say "at night" though. :)

3 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Medic84SH
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Had "at the night" and the system wanted " IN the night"

5 months ago
https://www.duolingo.com/canstey
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Wouldn't 'overnight' be an acceptable translation?

2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/SzymonRuci
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why natten?

5 months ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Rich524475
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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"?

1 month ago
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