"Der fandtes kun en nøgle til værelset."
Translation:There existed only one key for the room.
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The verb at findes (past tense fandtes) means "to exist".
In theory it could also be a passive of at finde (= to find), but I've never heard it used like that. The passive of at finde is always at blive fundet.
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'There existed JUST one key for the room' is not accepted yet. Hopefully it will in the future as I consider it equally correct. ( Although a terrible English sentence)
"Only a key for the room was found there" was my answer based on the earlier learning. I get Viktor's point but must agree with Yorifik, it should "only a key for the room existed there" to make any sense in English. I would suggest a rethink on this question.
I am wondering along with Pierre Poutine if there should not be a better pronunciation cue for "en" and some kind of accent mark over the e.
