Topic: Danish

"Katten gik væk da hunden kom."

Translation:The cat went away when the dog came.

February 2, 2015

10 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/arielkangaroo

    Is there a difference between "da" and "når"

    February 2, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/c14p

      Actually there is :) In this example,"da" is used for "when" because the sentence refers to something that happened in the past.

      Take a look here : http://basby.dk/modul1/da00.htm Hope it helps!

      February 3, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/arielkangaroo

        Thank you! :)

        February 4, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Dymanik

          Can "gik væk" mean "ran away"?

          July 23, 2016
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/chuck.coon

            no, you would say løb væk :)

            November 19, 2016
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/edalgas
            • 1245

            Could you say, "The cat got away when the dog came."

            January 27, 2017
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/soepindsvin

              Your suggestion would be "Katten slap væk da hunden kom" in Danish. I first thought it might be "Katten få væk da hunden kom", but was reminded "få" is got/received.

              October 27, 2017
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/edalgas
              • 1245

              Thanks.

              October 28, 2017
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/allthesepieces
              • 497

              ...men katten kom tilbage den næste dag.

              December 25, 2017
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Peter68738
              • 77

              If "da" means "when [in the past]", why is "as" wrong? In English the two are interchangeable, expressing things happening simultaneously or consecutively.

              July 3, 2019
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