"Landet ønsker sig en forening."
Translation:The country wishes for a union.
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"Landet ønsker en forening" could have been used to describe west, or east germany until 1990.
It would not be the correct word to use to describe something political with :)
Becuse it is not proper English. "An" is used in front of the words that start with a vowel PHONETICALLY. An hour, an apple. While "union" phonetically starts with a consonant j [ˈjuːnjən]. So it is always "a union".
I only mind not accepting it because I've made much bigger mistakes that were accepted. And this only shows my lack of english knowledge, not danish
From what I know, "u" in union is considered a semi-vowel, not a consonant...for the sake of the argument.
It seems to me that it might have worked with 'landene ønsker sig en forening.' Otherwise, union is 'fagforening.' And 'forening' is club or organization.
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You can't do without the 'for'. You could do without the an, but you'll be marked wrong.
Although it is the correct translation of "ønsker", "wishes" sounds unnatural here - we'd be more likely to say "wants". It seems to me that the Danes use "ønsker" more frequently than the English use "wish".