"Bjørnen fødte en and."
Translation:The bear gave birth to a duck.
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This highlights the openness of Denmark. In most other countries, this would be prohibited.
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This belongs in the common phrases section right next to "hej" and "godmorgen"
I am pretty sure that would mean "the bear was born LIKE a duck." I think if you take out the "som" from that sentence it would be correct, however wonderfully ludicrous it is. :)
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Yes, that's correct, although "birthed a baby" would normally be said as "gave birth to a baby".
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The verb is "bear". "Birth" is a noun.
"The bear bore a duck."
On the assumption that the sentence has to make some kind of sense, I wrote "The bear was feeding the duck". Well, think again! :D
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My Danish boyfriend said; "But it is a free world. You can do as you please!!!" :/
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Is this from a folk tale? My translation "the bear bore a duck" was rejected though bore is often used as a synonym for giving birth. It sounds less strange, but can seem to mean that the bear carried a duck.
