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Topic: Danish

"Drengen spiser brune ris i august og september."

Translation:The boy eats brown rice in August and September.

4 years ago

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https://www.duolingo.com/Norwegiannorm
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Some of these people have weird dietary practices

4 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Lunettaros
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I'm guessing that for the rest of the year han spiser æbler - everyone else seems to...

3 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Spartaboy
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Especially ducks and bears!

2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Majken
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Naturally, when it's in season!

2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Origami1000
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Why is it brune? Is ris the plural of ris or am I missing something?

6 months ago
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Looks like the word is used in plural (same form as singular: ris, -en, -, -risene) when talking about rice as a "collection of rice grains", i.e. usually when talking about rice in recipes or eating rice.

5 months ago
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