Topic: Swedish

"Hon dricker kaffe."

Translation:She drinks coffee.

December 2, 2014

7 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/Metlieb

    Is kaffe an ett- or an en-word?

    December 2, 2014
    https://www.duolingo.com/Zmrzlina
    Mod

      Confusingly, both. It depends on what you mean.

      En kaffe means a cup of coffee. "Vill du ta en kaffe efter jobbet?" = "Do you want to go grab a coffee after work?"

      Ett kaffe refers to the beverage itself, or to a certain type of coffee.

      December 2, 2014
      https://www.duolingo.com/Metlieb

        thanks!

        December 3, 2014
        https://www.duolingo.com/Lundgren8
        Mod

          Ett: ”kaffet”.

          December 2, 2014
          https://www.duolingo.com/Metlieb

            thanks. I'm just kinda confused because DL doesn't always display the articles when introducing new substantives.

            December 2, 2014
            https://www.duolingo.com/OrangeVarg
            • 882

            En kopp kaffe = a cup of coffee or just "ett kaffe" as mentioned before. Hope that helps as well :)

            January 2, 2015
            https://www.duolingo.com/LaneV88
            Plus
            • 272

            I struggle with hearing the pronounced difference between "han" and "hon". They sound exactly the same to me in the audio clips I'm given... Any tips?

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