Topic: Swedish

"Var är mina sexton renar?"

Translation:Where are my sixteen reindeer?

January 18, 2015

17 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/GeniusJack

    I really want to be in a context where I can use this sentence :D Although, I would be upset to lose my reindeer...

    January 18, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/AlexisLinguist

      Don't be pessimistic. It's a taunt after winning, "Hey, where are my reindeer [that you promised me]?" :)

      January 18, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/GeniusJack

        How can you be sure? What if Santa really had 16 reindeer, and he couldn't find them? Then there would be no presents! D:

        January 18, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/Matt92HUN
        Plus
        • 993

        Or a Sami's reindeer wandered onto a Finnish artillery testing range.

        May 14, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/Toivo20

          Very likely! Or over the border to Russia where they would die of deerpox?

          June 11, 2017
          https://www.duolingo.com/MissMuse

            This is a question I find myself asking daily.

            March 9, 2015
            https://www.duolingo.com/Jimothey

              Is Duo now Santa Claus? I hope so!

              May 28, 2015
              https://www.duolingo.com/Steven_Dorey

                I keep getting busted for simply writing "deer" instead of "reindeer". Throw me a bone here!

                February 23, 2015
                https://www.duolingo.com/caseylittrell

                  throws bone in Swedish

                  April 26, 2015
                  https://www.duolingo.com/LucasHo.

                    Santa Claus would ask it!

                    March 11, 2015
                    https://www.duolingo.com/MissMuse

                      Two Santas, even! :)

                      April 26, 2015
                      https://www.duolingo.com/MattBush2
                      • 1642

                      "Reindeers"? Isn't "reindeer" already plural?

                      June 12, 2015
                      https://www.duolingo.com/Arnauti
                      • 835

                      The suggested translation is reindeer, but reindeers is accepted since reindeers is also a possible plural. http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/reindeer

                      June 12, 2015
                      https://www.duolingo.com/MattBush2
                      • 1642

                      Interesting; in the Android app when tasked with Swedish -> English it states that the correct translation is "Where are my sixteen reindeers?"

                      Thanks as always!

                      June 12, 2015
                      https://www.duolingo.com/Arnauti
                      • 835

                      It shouldn't show you that unless you yourself put reindeers, but there can be some odd glitches sometimes, especially on mobile I think.

                      June 12, 2015
                      https://www.duolingo.com/Tracie463621
                      • 485

                      I heard it as 'var är mina sextio renar?'

                      Obviously, I was wondering how business could keep taking place with the Inuits if so many reindeer got lost! I'd be devastated!

                      August 8, 2018
                      https://www.duolingo.com/kalashnikitty

                        How on earth could anyone lose sixteen reindeer?

                        August 20, 2018
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