"Jeg ville have været en nisse, hvis jeg selv kunne vælge."

Translation: I would have been an elf, if I could choose myself.

[trevro]

It seems to me that a more proper English sentence would be "I would have been an elf, if I could have chosen myself." It feels wrong without that parallel construction.

[Euhan1]

I believe you are right. I agree.

[Andreas-CPH]

There is a mistake in the "correct" solution: I entered "a pixie" but Duolingo highlighted this as a mistake and showed this solution instead: "I would have been an pixie, if I could choose myself." It should definitely NOT be "an pixie".

[YuliGunn]

Why is it wrong to put:
'I would have been an elf, if I myself could choose." ?

[ycUvuSap]

Can a native speaker confirm that the tenses in Danish are correct?

[SecretlyAnElf]

This is so my kind of language!

[DieLegende2]

Are the Elves from Lord of The Rings called "nisser" in Danish? Cause I'd definitely like to be one of those