Topic: Danish

"My grandfather is fifty."

Translation:Min bedstefar er halvtreds.

April 18, 2015

4 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Daniel98101

    danish people must be wizards at math

    March 9, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/AnCatDubh
    • 1689

    Half-sixdty?...

    April 18, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Xneb
    Mod

      It's actually short for "halvtredsindtyve" or "Two and a half times twenty", but everyone would say it in the way of Duolingo

      April 19, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/epac-mcl
      • 2109

      It comes from the old "halvtredje gang tyve" = 2½ x 20 = 50.

      April 19, 2015
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