"Håll er hemma!"

Translation: Stay at home!

[legatrix]

Had to read this twice before getting the grammar. `Er' is rarely met in Duolingo, I think that was the problem!

[friswing]

Yes, here you are urging more than one person to stay at home. Er = pronoun for the 2nd person plural. I don't know if it would be possible to say in English "Keep yourselves at home!" ???

[Annikajns]

That would make sense.

[historicbruno]

What's the difference between hålla sig and stanna?

[22879]

We are still waiting for an answer.

[ReddySrikar]

I have the same question? Which one is more idiomatic? Or is there a certain context under which they are to be used?

[Plentbeest]

Surely some of our great teachers will come and give us the answer soon :)

[friswing]

Well, not a big difference, but there is a little bit more edge to 'Håll er hemma!', as shown by the exclamation mark. To me it feels a little bit more insisting. Maybe the speaker is unsure if those s/he is talking to were going to follow the rule.

[MujjinGun]

does "håll dig hemma" work too?

[Arnauti]

Sure, for one person.

[Christophir]

Can you just say "Stanna hemma"?

[devalanteriel]

Sure, that's also accepted.

[basiliotimpanaro]

Isn't it correct "Håll hemma" (without ER or DIG) ?

[historicbruno]

It appears to be a reflexive verb, hålla sig. At least, I haven't found examples yet on DL where the reflexive pronoun isn't required.

[Plentbeest]

Hålla avstånd, as we see quiet often now a days in Sweden, doesn't seem to require the reflexive pronoun though.

[TopRival75]

Wouldn't stanna be more appropriate? I thought hålla meant 'keep'.

[devalanteriel]

No, it's not more appropriate. They're equally appropriate.

[degrasseme]

Useful sentence for 2020-21...

[Helmut83]

Would this be something like "hold yourselves at home" (making a too literal translation, of course)?

[Bobod3]

yes, or 'keep yourselves at home'

[deactivated user]

Håll can also mean "to hold"?

[devalanteriel]

Yes, that's correct.

[LunaQuack]

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