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"What is this woman doing?"
Translation:Vad gör denna kvinna?
February 24, 2015
14 Comments
Arnauti
1453
Svensk ordbok says it's acceptable in written texts that are "not overly formal". denna kvinna does sound a bit too formal for most occasions.
With den här though, only the definite form is possible.
InvertedGo
828
Because it's one woman and not many. You would say Vad gör de här kvinnorna? but that would, of course, not match the meaning of the English sentence.