Topic: Swedish

"I see no soldiers today."

Translation:Jag ser inga soldater i dag.

March 25, 2015

9 Comments

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

    What is the difference between inte and inga?

    March 25, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Zmrzlina
    Mod

      Inte negates a verb, ingen/inget/inga negates a noun. Compare it to not/no in English, niet/geen in Dutch or nicht/kein in German.

      March 25, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/bakitgulpieter

        Thank you very much!

        March 25, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/whispmelle

          I think of it like, Inte = "not", inga = "no" (none). And "inte" and "not" both have a T, so they go together.

          June 29, 2016
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/LouisOng

            Is soldat instead of soldater correct grammar?

            February 23, 2017
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/sotnosen93
            • 18

            No. Singular would be "Jag ser ingen soldat idag."

            December 25, 2018
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Squooshbugle

              Jag ser inte några soldater I dag. came up as the suggested answer, I put the above answer and it was put down as incorrect?

              March 17, 2017
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Yuki_Shiro

                Does Sweden, as of today, still have soldiers? I am referring to the long period of peace.

                June 24, 2017
                https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Aaxnox
                Plus

                  Isnt "i dag" and "i morgon" etc, out of use now? Shouldn't we say "idag" and "imorgon" etc?

                  August 8, 2019
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