Topic: Swedish

"Hundarna dricker mjölk."

Translation:The dogs drink milk.

January 21, 2015

27 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/sarah.tyt

    what?!

    January 29, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/Yerrick
    • 384

    Think puppies.

    January 30, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/TomdeKler

      thanks, I feel better now. I should think of puppies more often.

      February 15, 2017
      https://www.duolingo.com/h4ck8ug5

        Would it be correct also if I had to say " the dogs are drinking milk" ?

        February 13, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/Arnauti
        • 897

        Yes, we don't distinguish between present and present continuous.

        February 13, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/Kylaro

          First the dogs eat the cats, Then they drink the cats' milk? :( poor cats

          April 6, 2017
          https://www.duolingo.com/lesliewilman

            True, but if it is cow's milk it is not good for them. Puppies are usually reared on goat's milk, if their ❤❤❤❤❤ cannot keep up with their appetites. Trust me, I am a goat keeper.

            December 29, 2016
            https://www.duolingo.com/DanielElli3

              Can you say -Dogs drink milk

              February 20, 2015
              https://www.duolingo.com/Arnauti
              • 897

              That would be Hundar dricker mjölk in Swedish.

              February 20, 2015
              https://www.duolingo.com/JanusEO

                Is there a reason why the definite ending [-an] has been reversed to [-na]? Or am I just crazy? Thanks in advance for the reasoning behind this!

                October 31, 2016
                https://www.duolingo.com/mette547406

                  It's in plural!

                  en hund, hunden hundar, hundarna

                  February 4, 2019
                  https://www.duolingo.com/Sampa92

                    Why is it hundarna?

                    March 15, 2016
                    https://www.duolingo.com/Kaninnn

                      En hund = A dog, Hunden = The dog, Hundarna = THE dogs

                      May 24, 2016
                      https://www.duolingo.com/mette547406
                        • hundar = dogs
                        February 4, 2019
                        https://www.duolingo.com/Robbadob
                        • 6
                        https://www.duolingo.com/krista.shilling

                          If it were puppies drinking the milk, then what would "puppies" be in Swedish?

                          October 17, 2016
                          https://www.duolingo.com/Zmrzlina
                          Mod

                            Hundvalpar or just valpar.

                            October 17, 2016
                            https://www.duolingo.com/krista.shilling

                              Thanks ^-^

                              October 18, 2016
                              https://www.duolingo.com/mette547406

                                And in this sentence specificly it would be "valparna" (the puppies)

                                February 4, 2019
                                https://www.duolingo.com/Robbadob
                                • 6

                                Tack!

                                February 13, 2019
                                https://www.duolingo.com/Cyanice382

                                  How do you know whether to use the ending -erna or -arna for the plural definite?

                                  February 3, 2017
                                  https://www.duolingo.com/OwainLlyfr
                                  • 379

                                  When making the definite of the plural you (usially) only add the ending without changing the plural word.

                                  September 24, 2018
                                  https://www.duolingo.com/Poppy768679

                                    I put the dogs drink mild by accident and it told me I got it wrong.... I'm sorry I can type wrong letters sometimes but everyone makes typos

                                    January 16, 2018
                                    https://www.duolingo.com/Jack_Boulet

                                      Must be to wash down all the cat they just finished eating...

                                      September 29, 2018
                                      https://www.duolingo.com/ShayneSund

                                        dogs drink milk???!!!

                                        November 14, 2015
                                        https://www.duolingo.com/Zmrzlina
                                        Mod

                                          Sure, it could be their mother's milk.

                                          December 23, 2015
                                          https://www.duolingo.com/ShayneSund

                                            ok that does make sense.

                                            February 18, 2016

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