"Er jordbæret tilgængeligt?"

Translation: Is the strawberry available?

[Adalwolf313]

No, I'm sorry, the strawberry will be quite busy and unavailable this evening.

[FionaOnDuoL]

Going to transfer you to the strawberry's voicemail now.

[mihainegru]

The strawberry is in a meeting right now, it will get back to you soon.

[GirlWithTheGold]

Neat, sweet, and ready to meet. #singlefruit

[mipani]

For those of you who speak German, here's a way to memorize the meaning of "tilgængeligt": "til" usually means "zu" in German, while "gængeligt" looks similar to "gänglich" (which is, by the way, not a proper German word). Taken both together we get: tilgængeligt = zugänglich.

[Luna249662]

Or, in Dutch, toegankelijk would be similar. Toe (zu/til) gankelijk (gaengeligt).

[Karilighed]

How would I know if it is the plural jordbær? :(

[jackinaboxx]

You're in luck, because no matter if it's singular or plural, it'll always be jordbær.

"Hvor mange jordbær er der?" = "How many strawberries are there?"

"Der er kun et jordbær." = "There is only one strawberry."

Hope that helps!

[Karilighed]

Thank you! I should remember this :)

[JoshVFair]

Why is the answer jordbæret now?

[JayBird0520]

Because it's THE strawberry. Et jordbær, a strawberry, jordbæret, the strawberry.

[Respro]

A better sentence would perhaps be 'Der er jordbær til salg?' - 'Are their strawberries available/for sale?'

[jackinaboxx]

In that case it'd have to be "Er der jordbær til salg?", which would mean "Are there strawberries for sale?", and not "Der er jordbær til salg?", which would mean "There are strawberries for sale?" :)

[ilmolleggi]

I thought their was deres?

[jackinaboxx]

You are absolutely right! That was a mental lapse. For anyone curious, I accidentally wrote:

"Are their strawberries for sale?"

[Rich524475]

Because jordbær is both singular and plural, why is the following translation incorrect: "Are the strawberries available"? It seems more sensible than asking about one strawberry --- unless it is covered in chocolate.

[seahorsecomet]

Because "the strawberries" would be jordbærene, not jordbæret.

[learn1fun1]

Finally a question I can ask on a daily basis.

[JenseninToronto]

what does it mean ..Is the strawberry available?..
Are strawberries available... sounds better

[wojo4hitz]

The strawberry is an important person. She is in very high demand.

[legendaryviking]

the worse question so far !!!!

[wainwra]

Not at all! You order ice cream for dessert at a restaurant. The waiter asks which flavour. You reply...

... Is the strawberry available?

[LeAnettePlanette]

yeah, come on Ben! or you just wanna hang out with strawberry some evening, you ring the bell and ask her parents, if its available !

[West.Ben]

Oh gawd, Is...is Strawberry a stripper?!

[West.Ben]

Are you yet to meet, "Where are your serious scissors?"?

[Xpplus15]

If you need to meet the strawberry please return in an hour..... Duh!

[tamara575565]

I don’t get it, when have to use tilgængeligt, tilgængelig or tilgængelige?

[JayBird0520]

Use tilgængeligt when you have a -et word (Jordbæret, vandet, dyret)
Use tilgængelig when you have a -en word (Pigen, drengen, familien)
Use tilgængelige when you have a plural word (Fester, hatte, mænd)

[gorhorg]

I feel like this sentence is just low-hanging fruit

[hestvang]

the correct spelling is jordbærret - from my Danish teacher

[prometheuswife]

According to Google Translate, it's only got one "r"

[prometheuswife]

I wish it hadn't accepted my "jordbære", I often have to check the discussion boards to see if my answer was actually correct. Because the correct spelling is always given at the top.