"Han er som han er."

Translation: He is what he is.

[marvincorea]

and that's all he can be.

[Erikash]

Why not 'he is like he is.'?

[diego_d]

That was accepted for me (23.11.2014)

[karen8896]

Would like to know that as well :s

[Ex3mity]

To be, or not to be- that is the question

[alee4th]

Is "Det er som det er" ever used?

[Ninoney]

Yes it can totally be used :D My danish friend made me sure about it too.

[carolinefhdk]

yes, but "det" means "it"

[WhimsicalRam]

It is what it is.

[AndrijAndrusiak]

When I listen to this sentence, I understand strongly nothing unless I listen to its slower version

[hrclbm]

Is it valid, "he us who he is"?

[JegJegJeg]

::Insert Popeye chortle::

[MMuhr]

What context would someone use this sentence in?

[Ninoney]

everytime someone is philosophizing about life

[MMuhr]

Hvorfor er hesten en alkoholiker? Han er som han er.

[Ninoney]

Haaha i think this is what i wanted to say aswell :D Livets betydning.

[IanWitham1]

"Jeg er hvem jeg er" says Popeye the Sailor Man.

[KyleJDahl]

Tak Shakespeare.

[Qtasek]

If you haven't told this I would be still confused:D

[deactivated user]

He’s strong to the finish because he eats his spinach, he’s Popeye the sailorman!

[Jackson449220]

Why is this so inspiring?

[ElliottPet4]

Que sera sera

[fuzzycuddles]

It's just an expression in Danish. One of those you got to learn I guess.

[Elinor633946]

He just is what he is and that is all

[Helle384474]

SO very philsophical sentence.Good.

[Desper8-Dan]

stating the obvious in danish but giving nothing away at the same time. very sneaky

[Martin676605]

Or, he is what he is but he is not bad. :)

[SantiAnnd]

"I am what I am" the lesbian song

[DianaChung5]

Can you say "han er hvad han er?"

[AmandaCamp61442]

Duo - getting meta much

[harlando35]

This is not recognising the way we say it. I say it wrong - my danish partner even got it wrong!

[varkentje123]

What does this mean? I thought it means "He is who he is", but that's not accepted.