Topic: Danish

"Bjørne sover om vinteren."

Translation:Bears sleep in the winter.

October 23, 2014

5 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Mae-Rose

    Why is it om rather than i here?

    October 23, 2014
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Xneb
    Mod

      Om is used when referring to specific time periods (with the exception of months, which use i)
      For example: Jeg rejser til Danmark om en uge (I'm travelling to Denmark on Monday)
      Jeg rejser til Danmark i December (I'm travelling to Denmark in December)

      October 23, 2014
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/RossGee1
      • 1940

      Yes they do, but apparently only in that specific winter.

      April 28, 2017
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/MuhammadMa624590

        Do they even have bears un Denmark?

        November 19, 2017
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/KathyKarch

          Question of clarification: why is it "i December" but "om vinteren"? What's the difference, from a grammatical standpoint?

          May 22, 2018
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