"Hvilket dyr stod du og så?"
Translation:Which animal were you watching?
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How can you tell if they are saying "which animal did you see" or "which animals did you see?"
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'Stod' is the past tense right? Is that a general indicator that a continuous action took place in the past?
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Yep, "stár og ser på" is present and "stod og så på" is past. To make the past continuous, just change the tenses of both verbs.
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I don't understand one thing. Do you use the same word for "watch" and "see"? That is really confusing. Couldn't it be "stod og kige"?
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yes, you are using the same word. "Kigge" is more "looking at" something. Or: "Vil du kigge forbi til en kop kaffe?" - Would you like to come over for a cup of coffee?" "Jeg ser på dig" = I am watcing on you, or: I am looking at you. "Ser du mig" = Do you see me? "Ser du PÅ mig?" = "Do you look AT me"? If you should say the sentence in past in the way you suggest, it woud be: "Hvilket dyr stod du og kiggede på?" Remember the "DE" in the end of the word when it is past.
