Topic: Swedish

"Du läser fel bok."

Translation:You are reading the wrong book.

November 23, 2014

15 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/DehPuh

    Why is there no article? I was told you need TWO of them!

    November 23, 2014
    https://www.duolingo.com/Lundgren8
    Mod

      With ”rätt/fel” we don’t use articles. ”Vad är rätt svar?” (What is the correct answer?), ”Jag är rätt man för jobbet.” (I am the right man for the job.), ”Ni har fel kille!” (You’ve got the wrong guy!)

      November 23, 2014
      https://www.duolingo.com/DehPuh

        Tack!! Du hjälpade mig så mycket!! (probably wrong lol, correct it snälla :) )

        November 23, 2014
        https://www.duolingo.com/jairapetyan
        • 632

        Han hjälpte alla som läser detta. :) Och du hjälpte av att fråga.

        December 30, 2014
        https://www.duolingo.com/Lundgren8
        Mod

          ”Hjälpte”, otherwise correct. :)

          November 23, 2014
          https://www.duolingo.com/ilmolleggi

            Tack!!! Du förtjänar en tacka!

            May 3, 2016
            https://www.duolingo.com/JoshuaMadd2

              Why is this "bok" and not "boken"?

              February 18, 2015
              https://www.duolingo.com/Zmrzlina
              Mod

                The adjective fel never wants what it describes to be definite.

                February 18, 2015
                https://www.duolingo.com/CaptainIkag

                  Is there a reason some words do this? Loan word?

                  July 22, 2015
                  https://www.duolingo.com/Zmrzlina
                  Mod

                    Just exceptions. They are few though.

                    July 22, 2015
                    https://www.duolingo.com/BellaBliss
                    Plus

                      declension of "fel" please? cant find in Wiktionary :-( ..

                      June 25, 2017
                      https://www.duolingo.com/nikkofir

                        So far I've found 'samma', 'rätt', and 'fel' that seem to not have definite articles when used in Swedish. You're reading the same/wrong/right book. Du läser samma/fel/rätt bok. Any others that people know of?

                        November 18, 2017
                        https://www.duolingo.com/nickolasm84

                          why not "you are reading a wrong book?"

                          November 29, 2016
                          https://www.duolingo.com/LingoLaura

                            i think that would be du laser EN fel bok

                            December 15, 2016
                            https://www.duolingo.com/AZOR1984
                            Plus
                            • 168

                            Agree in Swedish but "the wrong" does not seem to be correct in English:(

                            January 9, 2019
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