Topic: Danish

"Manden har jeres hund."

Translation:The man has your dog.

October 13, 2014

14 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/romaklimenko
  • 9

There are two options marked as plural: your and yours.

October 13, 2014
https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Xneb
Mod

    Jeres hund: Your dog
    Hunden er jeres: The dog is yours
    Danish uses the same word for the two, the singular would be:
    Din hund: Your dog
    Hunden er din: The dog is yours

    October 13, 2014
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/RylieMcdon

      So jeres would be like saying " The dog is y'alls" and "Y'alls dog" versus "The dog is yours" (One person's ownership) Forgive my southern 'you all'.

      February 10, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Xneb
      Mod

        That's exactly it! I also tried to associate it with the Southern US "y'all" when learning I (and associated pronouns)

        February 11, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Kyukiou
        • 1789

        I'm glad I just stumbled across this comment.. Giving you a lingot right this moment. I've always wondered myself about using y'all in Danish... (Even been wondering about it in German lately as well..) This makes it a lot easier to understand now.

        Thanks Xneb :) & Rylie for even asking it in the first place! ^-^

        May 6, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/RylieMcdon

          Awesome, thank you. (:

          February 13, 2015
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/christina426994

            I get the difference in danish- but how are we to know in this circumstance if it is "y'all" or singular. The speaker may be talking to someONE who owns a dog...I realize in real-life context we would know lol...

            March 5, 2019
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/QKheck

              Once you said y'all it started making sense. I just didnt get jeres. But NOW I DO!!!

              October 23, 2015
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/KathyKarch

                I also just gave you a lingot for this. SOOOO helpful. Now I get it.

                May 3, 2018
                https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Ganguro

                  Thank you!

                  November 23, 2014
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/JBranch1998
                  • 3

                  "The man has y'all's dog." should be accepted.

                  November 19, 2015
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Andreea99ec

                    "dine" wasn't also the plural form for your/yours?

                    July 7, 2016
                    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/BubblegumJoy

                      I believe "dine" refers to the singular of your for multiple things. Like "dine æbler" your apples.

                      April 22, 2018
                      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/ElliottPet4

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