"I see it is raining."

Translation: Jeg ser det regner.

[_Travis_]

Would this be similar to: "I see that it rains." ?

[deactivated user]

Yes, there is no difference between "It rains" and "It is raining" in Danish.

[_Travis_]

Thanks :)

[JanaSiqiuR]

Why "det" and not "den"?

[StevenReps]

While 'it' often refers to a definable thing and would then require den or det, when 'it' refers to non-specific things you only use 'det'.

[Louisa219]

Because "det" is referring to the weather which is doing the action of raining- vejret regner (the weather is raining), and it is "et vejr"

[cherylliz]

I need an umbrella

[YellowCat634808]

Shouldn't this be "Jeg ser at det regner"?

[Louisa219]

yes, but the other version is also used when talking (we have a tendency to leave out "at" sometimes when talking)

[NairK]

Why isn't this correct - " jeg ser det en regner"

[Louisa219]

"det en regner" = "it a rains/is raining"

[arichter8]

I have not come across the pronoun 'ser'. What is this?

[JazzFennec]

At se = to see/watch (infinitive)
Ser = seeing/see/sees/watch/watching (present tense)

[DianeEsbec1]

It seems like every other verb has a variation on the spelling rain is possibly a noun but raining is also a verb and we are using it as a verb in this sense, however is there a differentiation in the spelling of the word for rain when it switches from noun to verb?

[Louisa219]

No. Noun is "regn" and verb is "regner" (to rain/at regne).
To make it more fun, "regne" (or udregne - figure out) in verb form also means calculate