"The children are eating their food in the square."

Translation: Børnene spiser deres mad på pladsen.

[MahaAon]

What is the difference between pladsen and torvet? I thought they were both squares?

[Frederikbr]

You are right. I would say that 'torv' is slightly more old-fashioned and often refers to squares where there is or used to be markets. I think that 'plads' is more common and it is a little bit more generic

[dissentient]

However, my Danish boyfriend said that torvet should be accepted here

[Frederikbr]

I agree

[Melissa.S.Cohen]

I just used "Børnene spiser deres mad på torvet" and it was accepted as correct.

[allthesepieces]

Acceptable are "i torvet" and "på pladsen." What makes the acceptable prepositions different for each word? Thanks for the help!

[Gylej-Gulay]

på torvet is accepted as of 2019, not i torvet.

[eavanlennep]

Definitely torvet should be accepted here.

[MahaAon]

Great, thank you all.

[-HKBK-]

Could it not be 'sin mad'? if they're eating their own food?

[orfeocookie]

No, because "sin" is only for third person singular. "The children" is plural.

[jaygregg]

what about "sine mad"?

[krllcr]

Why should I know if their food is deres or sine?

[MeuamP]

Shouldn't this actually read on the square, and not in the square ? Pa is more for on and I and inde are more for in.

[GalvinSten]

Why can't I say i pladsen