Topic: Danish

"Hun har et barn."

Translation:She has a child.

4 years ago

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https://www.duolingo.com/GirlWithTheGold
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I am going back and re learning pronunciations again: is this pronounced like "bah-un"?

3 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/varigby
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That's how I hear it; with a glottal stop.

2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/San.Sebastian
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could be she have a child?

4 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/WingedPanda
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No, that isn't correct English. It would have to be 'She has a child'. You can use the word have if you are saying 'She does have a child', but you aren't in this case. I noticed you were learning English. Good luck!

4 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/naitbastian
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I wonder, how does one say "she is having a child" then?

4 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/donkeykongvevo
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I think you'd say, "Hun har et spædbarn," since it directly translates to "she is having a baby".

4 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/JMjoQk
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Is "har" the verb "have" as in "possess", or does it more broadly include "is associated with" like it does in English?

1 year ago
https://www.duolingo.com/zinp45
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Why can't is be, "she does have a child"?

3 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/LinhCao11
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I think "does have" is an emphasis. So those are 2 diferent cases, I think.

2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/sveinnmarg
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Why is baby wrong?

2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/TseDanylo
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A baby is et spædbarn

2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Crow1992
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but duo used "baby" while referring to a baby previously in the course?

3 months ago
https://www.duolingo.com/DanishRae
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What's the difference between barn and børn?

1 year ago
https://www.duolingo.com/AndreasAnd995498
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Singular and plural

1 year ago
https://www.duolingo.com/65643625234
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"She's a child" is marked as correct for some reason. "She" and "has" can't be put together this way.

11 months ago
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