Topic: Swedish

"Alla fåglarna dog."

Translation:All the birds died.

April 1, 2015

17 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/MissMuse

    Hopefully of old age in some birdie retirement community? :/

    June 5, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/Scottishboy

      Well thats cheery

      September 6, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/Chris-Butler

        I am right in thinking 'Alla' can also mean 'everyone'? If so, how do I distinguish between this meaning 'Everyone's birds died'?

        June 2, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/Cameron.Fancher

          I think it would be "Allas fåglar dog."

          July 9, 2015
          https://www.duolingo.com/Arnauti
          • 870

          That's right!

          July 10, 2015
          https://www.duolingo.com/kitsummer

            every bird is wrong translation here?

            August 31, 2015
            https://www.duolingo.com/Cameron.Fancher

              "fåglarna" = "the birds"

              If the sentence was "Every bird died.", I'd put "Varje fågel dog."

              September 2, 2015
              https://www.duolingo.com/israellai

                Check if I'm right: alla fåglar = all birds; alla fåglarna = all (of) the birds (e.g. those in the zoo) Is that correct?

                September 27, 2015
                https://www.duolingo.com/Arnauti
                • 870

                Yup.

                October 2, 2015
                https://www.duolingo.com/kenmatin

                  why here alla is not every?

                  September 16, 2015
                  https://www.duolingo.com/Zmrzlina
                  Mod

                    Alla = all [of]

                    Every = varje

                    July 28, 2016
                    https://www.duolingo.com/sovotchka

                      life is strange! (är det "livet är främmande"?)

                      August 24, 2016
                      https://www.duolingo.com/Arnauti
                      • 870

                      No actually, 'strange' can be främmande in some cases (strange = not previously known, unfamiliar), but usually it's konstigt (strange = odd), and that's what it would have to be here. Livet är konstigt. Språket också.

                      November 29, 2016
                      https://www.duolingo.com/LICA98
                      • 807

                      why not "all birds died"

                      October 19, 2018
                      https://www.duolingo.com/devalanteriel
                      Mod
                      • 2071

                      That'd be alla fåglar dog - indefinite form.

                      October 19, 2018
                      https://www.duolingo.com/Peter292948
                      • 623

                      Is this a Swedish cultural reference..... or just a phrase to translate?

                      April 5, 2019
                      https://www.duolingo.com/devalanteriel
                      Mod
                      • 2071

                      Just a random sentence.

                      April 5, 2019
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