"Alla fåglarna dog."

Translation: All the birds died.

[MissMuse]

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

[ScottishJack]

Well thats cheery

[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'?

[Cameron.Fancher]

I think it would be "Allas fåglar dog."

[Arnauti]

That's right!

[kitsummer]

every bird is wrong translation here?

[Cameron.Fancher]

"fåglarna" = "the birds"

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

[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?

[Arnauti]

Yup.

[sovotchka]

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

[Arnauti]

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.

[AlexGiese2]

All of them??

[kenmatin]

why here alla is not every?

[Zmrzlina]

Alla = all [of]

Every = varje

[P373R0]

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

[devalanteriel]

Just a random sentence.

[Matt630291]

why not "all birds died"??

[devalanteriel]

fåglarna is the definite form, so that would be "all of the birds died".

[Konrad812306]

❤❤❤

[alexbfree]

So sad!