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Topic: Swedish

"The woman drinks beer."

Translation:Kvinnan dricker öl.

3 years ago

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https://www.duolingo.com/MaxLeon
MaxLeon
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How do I know if I write dricker or drycker?

3 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Zmrzlina
Zmrzlina
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Dryck (sing.) or drycker (pl.) is a noun, while dricka/dricker is a verb.

Kvinnan dricker en dryck = The woman drinks a drink

3 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Kolenka2
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But in the first lessons that was "Mannen drycker vatten".

2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Zmrzlina
Zmrzlina
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No, it's "mannen dricker vatten".

2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Kolenka2
Kolenka2Plus
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Just checked - you are right. Sorry, my bad.

2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Anders91
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Dricker -- Drinking

Drycker -- Drinks, as in the plural of drink. "I have a drink".

3 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/flashingcat
flashingcat
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It is funny that Öl means oil in German:)

3 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Am98505
Am98505
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yep, that threw me a little lol

1 month ago
https://www.duolingo.com/AndiSchill
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Hopefully she doesnt drink too much ;)

3 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/LilianaCroft
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I'm having a hard time pronouncing Ol (wow, I don't even have that symbol on my cell!). It sounds like some words in French but not quite that??

5 months ago
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