"Det stämmer inte!"

Translation: That is not correct!

[JonathonAustin]

so 'det stämmer' means 'that is correct' ?

[Arnauti]

That is correct. :)

[exqeriment]

Det stämmer. :)

[FLchick]

Would /that is incorrect/ be accepted for or is the same thing as /Det stämmer inte!/ If not, what does man say?

[Arnauti]

It's an accepted answer. You can also say det är inkorrekt (but that has a somewhat more narrow use in Swedish than in English) or simpler, det är fel 'that is wrong', or det är felaktigt (can be used about e.g. statements).

[FLchick]

Also, please give a bit more info about "det är inkorrekt (but that has a somewhat more narrow use in Swedish than in English)". Thanking you in advance for your response.

[Arnauti]

It's very natural to respond to a statement with Det stämmer inte in Swedish. It's pretty neutral stylistically and runs less risk of sounding harsh than using any words that say something is 'false', 'untrue' or even 'not correct', since det stämmer inte also has the meaning 'that does not add up'.

I feel that in many cases it's a little more natural to use the word incorrect in English than in Swedish, where inkorrekt sounds (even) more formal and/or nerdy. But I don't think I can give any very clear rules.

[FLchick]

Great information - I was especially interested in knowing about responding to statements.

[joncoded]

"Det stämmer" reminds me of German "Das stimmt"

[EduardoAzeredoS]

Very useful sentence for us!

[raynoor]

because according to the encyclopedia of fbfnbgnfgdnfdnfg

[That1SwedishFish]

Does "det stämmer inte" mean that something is morally incorrect, factually incorrect, or could it be used for both?

[mesvensson]

It would be factually. Much like in English, if something is morally incorrect, you'd say it's wrong, i.e. "Det är fel."

[BenjaminHu334362]

"Det stämmer inte" sounds like to me "It does not correct", like something does not correct something else. If I wanted to say it in that sense, like "This machine does not correct the test", how would I say that?

[GaelicGirl2]

ahh after reading the question if "det stämmer" would mean "that is correct" I had a lightbulb moment. It is like german das stimmt. (maybe related to dutch overeenstemming (resamblance, agreement)

[Adam386517]

I wrote "this is wrong" and... well it was wrong!

[Trilby16]

Wut? Did I learn this at one time? Or is it a "gotcha?"

[Ivanchiki]

Is there a difference between 'this isn't right' and 'that isn't right'?

[Arnauti]

this is det här or detta, and that is det där or in some cases det.

[Ivanchiki]

Tack! :-)

[lagolas2010]

So, this is not correct will be det här stämmer inte?

[mesvensson]

yup

[NatalieBoa3]

Can it also translate to "IT is not correct?"

[JoseeV64]

Yes, I replied with "it is not correct" and Duo accepted it. My first thought when I see (or hear) "det" is "it" and not "this" or "that".

[AlisterEP]

I know it isn't correct, but what did I do wrong? :P

[Kim197311]

Looking at Arnauti's explanation, would "det stämmer inte" be comparable to "nope"?

[Peter147810]

The verb means to be in tune with, to accord with

[Nathalie866349]

"It isn't true" is not accepted, why?

[porpsi]

Can this sentence be said the other way round, like Det är inte stämmer? Or does that translates to "this is not is correct?"
-Tack!

[Arnauti]

No, you can't use är with stämmer – stämmer is a verb so you can't have är too.

[Grvphene]

Why can't I say "That is wrong!" instead of "That is not correct!"?

[Arnauti]

Because you're not translating the sentence Det är fel!