"Det er te i koppen."

Translation: There is tea in the cup.

[brabbleruffs]

Why "DET er"? I thought "det" means "it". Can this sentence mean "it is tea in the cup"? Is "det er" always "there are"?

[Rebster5]

Det means it, but in these situations it is used like 'there' is used in English. I don't think that 'it is tea in the cup' would be right, because it doesn't make sense in English. Det er is used in several places meaning 'there is'

[akamillan0]

Can i replace ^det er^ with ^der er^ in this sentence?

[LINHARS]

Normally I don't say 'det finnes ....' in this context. Det finnes te i koppen is very strange to me.

[G0108]

Could you use "det finnes" here?

[Noway_Norway]

"det finnes te i koppen" is kind of like "tea does exist in the cup"

it is therefore a very strange sentence.

[immerweiter]

Can i say mug instead of cup?

[Kimi615190]

So since kopp is cup....what is ederkopp literally?

[BoniHollss]

I hate hearts!!!!!!!

[GDaynl]

This may be a silly question, but would "I koppen er det te" work here? There is a similar line about wine in a glass in this section which (if I remember correctly) reads, "I glasset er det vin".

[LWD2]

Yes, that would work

[Solvinter]

What is the difference between 'der' and 'det' ?

[AntonioTru847204]

Der refers to the english "there" whereas det refers to the pronoun "it"

[DFtu4]

Is there any difference between 'det er' and 'den er'?

[LINHARS]

Yes, as in this sentence: Det er te i koppen, den (the tea) er varm.

[Ben180150]

Are i and på interchangeable?

[LINHARS]

No. You would not say in English: 'There is tea on the cup.' if you mean to say that the tea is inside the cup. Same in Norwegian.

[JoseeV64]

Is "en kopp te" the translation of "a cup of tea"?

[LINHARS]

Yes.

"Har du lyst på en kopp te?" or "Vil du ha en kopp te?"
= would you like a cup of tea?

En tekopp = a teacup.

[JoseeV64]

Lovely, Danish is like Dutch: "Heb je zin in een kop thee?", "Zou je een kop thee willen hebben" and "theekopje".

[SebastianE961258]

It sounds for me like "Der te i koppen". Is the pronunciation correct or is something wrong with my smartphone?

[widyasst]

Weird... because i can't actually hear the i :/
I heard det er te koppen :(

[Aaditya865449]

Is "Der er te i koppen." also correct?

[Yonas463529]

Typo cap/ cup

[JesseP848646]

Why can't you write der er te i koppen?