"De henter deres børn klokken fem."

Translation: They are getting their children at five.

[taber_nack]

Hey guys, if you're wondering I was wondering what the difference between at få (to get) and at hente is so I checked up on Dansk Ordbog.

"take a certain place to bring someone or something back". So its more of retrieving sort of "get"

[bonbayel]

Wouldn't we say 'pick up their children'?
By the way, most small Danish children are in 'Vuggestue' 1-3 years, and børnehave 3-6, (which often are open until abour 5:30) after which they start in the real school with børnehaveklasse, which = USA kindergrten at age six, and første klasse at 7. And they don't officially learn to read before første klasse!

[debbie570435]

I think of it as synonymous with the English word 'fetch '

[bonbayel]

Fetch —to an American —is something you say to a dog when you throw a stick for it to get/fetch.

[debbie570435]

Yes, it's an informal use. But it isn't exclusively used for that, as you probably know. I like to think of it that way as opposed to the word 'retrieve' which is slightly more formal.

[olivermanley]

Is "klokken" a 24-hour timescale? Duolingo adds "o'clock" as a translation for full hours, yet that definition doesn't tell whether it's the morning or late afternoon.

[SvendLarsen]

yes, the Danes use the 24-hr system, so 6:30pm = kl. 18.30

[bonbayel]

I have a feeling that Danes still use 1-12 when speaking, if it's obvious, possibly saying om formiddagen'... but 24 when written.
Now that my granddaughter is in børnehaveklasse, I'm not sure she'd be able to figure out 13-24 when reading an analog clock. I'll have to remember to ask my daughter about that.

[olivermanley]

Thanks! So written form is 24 hour timescale, but when spoken it's 12 hour by using om morgenen, om eftermiddagen, og om aften... Wish Duolingo was more technical on that

[bonbayel]

I don't think it's precise. And if it's already afternoon, even we wouldn't say 5 pm. Or if you're talking about getting the kids from børnehave!