Topic: Danish

"Do the pants fit you?"

Translation:Kan du passe bukserne?

February 17, 2015

5 Comments

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

    Ville man ikke på dansk spørge : " Passer bukserne dig ?"

    December 6, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/frankenwer
    • 39

    My question, too. I wrote " Passer buksenevpå dig?? " and was surprised about the answer

    June 24, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/romaklimenko

      If "kan" is "can", why the "do" is here?

      February 17, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/carolinejcooper

        I read this literally as "can you fit (in) the pants?" But that is just not the form that would be used in English. English says "The pants fit you", not "You fit in the pants." When talking about clothing in English, the person is the object of the sentence, not the clothing.

        June 5, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/lubenicalara
        • 1361

        Is "Passer dig bukserne?" wrong?

        April 9, 2019
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