Topic: Danish

"Jeg har få venner."

Translation:I have few friends.

December 2, 2014

22 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Brighton2

    I hope I never need to use this sentence.

    December 2, 2014
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Ozymandias0

      I would use it, but no one wants to talk to me. :(

      December 29, 2014
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/_Lauren13_

        same here

        May 3, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/SafiaZad
        • 4

        Having one friend is better than been lonely !

        June 25, 2019
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/HoiheDacino

          Jeg har få venner, men de venner er perfekt.

          July 15, 2015
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/JohLykke

            :)

            (perfekte)

            September 17, 2015
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/ZL321
            • 43

            So how exactly would you say 'a few'?

            January 13, 2015
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Hedebygade

              "Jeg har nogle få venner".

              March 1, 2015
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/JohLykke

                'nogle' or 'nogen'

                You can read more about it here: http://sproget.dk/raad-og-regler/typiske-problemer/nogen-eller-nogle

                September 17, 2015
                https://www.duolingo.com/profile/skywalker735

                  So nogen>any (person/n-words) noget>any (thing/t-words) And 'noget-nogen' for negative/question sentence while 'nogle' for affirmative sentence?

                  March 3, 2016
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/bonbayel
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                  • 878

                  Nogle is plural. So your interpretation works in a way. But noget/nogen can be used with a mass thing you don't count, like sugar, coffee. Also, the plural is often replaced by the singular form. Jeg har ikke nogen venner. I expect nogle is on its way out. Bookish now.

                  June 25, 2017
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/ZL321
                  • 43

                  Those just mean some though...

                  ...though I guess they're pretty interchangeable, a few and some.

                  September 17, 2015
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/bonbayel
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                  • 878

                  It's spelled right, but it should be accented.

                  September 5, 2016
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/RylieMcdon

                    Jeg også, men det er godt (:

                    April 12, 2015
                    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/YoImDirk

                      "Også mig,..." = me too

                      May 13, 2015
                      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Sue416173

                        I thought "få" was "get" and fewer was færre?

                        February 5, 2016
                        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/JohLykke

                          Få can be both a verb (to get, to have, to obtain, to receive), an adjective (few) and a pronoun (few). The adjective is få (few), færre (fewer), færrest (fewest). Here is some more help: http://en.bab.la/dictionary/danish-english/f%C3%A5

                          February 7, 2016
                          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Sue416173

                            Thanks for clarifying. It was confusing that they introduced færre then used "få" straight after twinning it with "get".

                            March 5, 2016
                            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/bonbayel
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                            • 878

                            the pronunciation here is for "get", not "few". I expect there is a glottal stop in the "few" version.

                            September 5, 2016
                            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Not_A_Nazi

                              This sentence is my life.

                              August 27, 2016
                              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/succculents

                                the fast reading of this sounds wrong, there needs to be more emphasis on the å. The slow version gets it right

                                June 25, 2017
                                https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Milaena

                                  Thanks to Duo!

                                  July 15, 2017
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