Topic: Swedish

"Pojken dricker te."

Translation:The boy drinks tea.

February 13, 2015

17 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/tmac12390

    so is te pronounced tea-uh or am i hearing this wrong?

    March 22, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/Plantersnigel

      Only because the speaker is from Stockholm. Just say it with a T and an E sound after one another, no frills

      June 17, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/ChloKokx

        It's Tea, pronounced the same as in English.

        February 14, 2016
        https://www.duolingo.com/HastaLaVista83

          What?!? The English "tea" is pronounced with a long "iiiihhhh" sound whereas the Swedish "te" requires a closed Swedish "e" sound with a slight schwa in the end.

          Have a look at this great video.

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzYArZVTD4s

          May 30, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/Josh_Overlien
          Plus
          • 25

          It's not pronounced the same, I can hear the difference.

          May 31, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/atakan261

            This language is cool!

            December 22, 2015
            https://www.duolingo.com/Skelettey

              Am I the only one who was drinking tea when they got this? Ahahahaha

              October 30, 2018
              https://www.duolingo.com/Kurttb10

                Would it be "ten" with the definite article?

                June 30, 2015
                https://www.duolingo.com/Anrui
                Mod
                • 38

                "Te" is a t-gender word, so the definite form would be Teet

                June 30, 2015
                https://www.duolingo.com/FLchick
                • 247

                Tips and Notes only explains en and ett words. What is a t-gender? Thanks for your reply.

                May 31, 2016
                https://www.duolingo.com/Anrui
                Mod
                • 38

                "En" means "n-gender". "Ett" means "t-gender".

                It's the same thing, just two different names for them.

                May 31, 2016
                https://www.duolingo.com/Solomon341649

                  In English 'drinks' is in the simple present and it shows a customary action whereas 'is drinking' shows an action taking place at the moment of speaking. In Sevenska 'dricker' can be translated 'drinks' and/or 'is drinking'. How/when do we differentiate between the two tenses in Svenska?

                  August 10, 2017
                  https://www.duolingo.com/PaulSmirnov

                    There's no way, just use the context to guess. Like in Russian and some other languages.

                    January 29, 2018
                    https://www.duolingo.com/Ana986840

                      How do you guys know if it is a continuing action or not? Like drinking or drink?

                      January 11, 2019
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