"Pigen vil gerne have en kat."

Translation: The girl wants to have a cat.

[akurzias]

...for breakfast?

[GSToujou]

NOPE m8

[lingofrnech]

Knowing German, I got this correct on the first try, because "Ich möchte gern" is "I would like"

[ENiKotulak]

Additionally "Ich hätte gern..." is "I would like to have..." :)

[aidreu]

What does gerne represent?

[sumuenkeli]

'gerne' is kind of to represent she really wants it, or it makes the statement more polite. Both 'pigen vil have en kat' and 'pigen vil gerne have en kat' are correct, however the later just sounds nicer and it makes you seem more nice and polite

[MirandaFanez]

So it's like if I told my mom "I would like to have a cat" as opposed to "Mom, I will get a cat"

[sumuenkeli]

Yes, although "Jeg vil have en kat" could also mean "I want a cat".

[calprofmom]

Would the difference between using "gerne" and not be like the distinction between "I would like something" and "I want something"?

[sumuenkeli]

You could say it like that, I think. Not 100% sure though since I'm not a native english speaker

[octavi.ers]

I think so. why? ^^ Because I've "hardly" learnt that before with German language, they also have the same word and similar grammar uses! (Notice how they both are related in origin, geography and history)

[TorstenLiv]

That's my impression, after having lived in Denmark for a year. In Swedish we use "would like", "skulle vilja ha", instead.

[lucaturilli]

is gerne a verb?

[Fragginfridge]

In my understanding it's an adverb, 'vil gerne' as opposed to just 'vil'.

[lucaturilli]

thank you

[larry837513]

No it isn't. Think of it as doing whatever verb "with pleasure" so e.g. i like jam would be i eat jam with pleasure

[Yrsa.lil]

My danish friend said this is "would like", not a "want".

[Okoinusama]

Should I "v" in "have" read as english "w", or "v"?

[BryanPenny2]

This is more like" the girl would like to have" ie more polite than "wants to have"

[DarrylPort1]

does "Vil" mean will/would ? so this sentence would mean the girl would like to have a cat

[knaprisen]

Does the word "have" have two different pronunciations?

[OsoGegenHest]

I don't believe it does. This is the first time I've seen it (in the infinitive) in this course, and it's pronounced unremarkably with an open a.

[Major_Grooves]

If the use of "gerne" is the same as in German, then should "The girl would really like a cat" not also be correct?

[Daniel31415]

...but needs to specify that she doesn't want her cat to drink. :)

[da_kurt]

the girl 'likes' to have a cat?!

[Pleijaden94]

So is vil an exception from the "just add an -r" present tense rule?

[SideHyde]

Can one also just say "vil have"?

[thomasblair001]

I keep getting an incorrect answer for "a cat"
Duo wants me to answer with "1 cat"
This sounds unnatural in an English sentence

[Okoinusama]

But in this case "en kat" doesn't mean "one cat", but "a cat".

[Mareike130490]

Have have cykel kaede...

[albadxn]

So "vil gerne have " means "would like" and "want"?

[Okoinusama]

Yeah, it means "would like to have"

[tonkotsuLover]

Could this just be, "Pigen gerne en kat", or are the hover menus wrong again?

[Okoinusama]

It would mean "The girl gladly a cat" :P Because "gerne" is not verb.

[Rich524475]

Why is the "e" or the "er" silent most of the time at the end of a word in speaking Dansk but very strong and clear as with "have" in this sentence? Is there any rule or is it just word by word learning?

[p8c]

i get it now! say someone says 'here, you are getting a dog' and you say "i want to have a cat'.

[Jason329224]

I typed in what I thought to be correct ¨the girl would like to have a cat¨ and duolingo said it was wrong. duo, you made my list

[Emil652016]

the girl want to have a cat