"Katten gik væk da hunden kom."

Translation: The cat went away when the dog came.

[arielkangaroo]

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

[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!

[arielkangaroo]

Thank you! :)

[allthesepieces]

...men katten kom tilbage den næste dag.

[Peter68738]

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

[Dymanik]

Can "gik væk" mean "ran away"?

[chuck.coon]

no, you would say løb væk :)

[edalgas]

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

[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.

[edalgas]

Thanks.

[RichardThe993847]

"The cat walked away the the dog arrived" should be accepted, as it is listed as a synonym for came.