"When are you going to court?"
Translation:Hvornår skal du i retten?
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Is it possible to use some variant on "hvornår går du i retten?" or is that an overly literal or otherwise unsuitable translation?
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Yes, it is overly literal, 'går' is mostly used to express walking in danish.
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Could you also say "hvornår tager du i retten"?
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So if I understand correctly, "skal" can mean should/must. In this case, could it roughly be translated "when are you du in court" ?
I can also be used to talk about plans in the future.
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Jeg skal på ferie til sommer. (I'm going on vacation this summer.)
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Jeg skal på arbejde senere i dag. (I'm going to work later today)
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I aften skal jeg bare slappe af. (Tonight, I'm simply going to relax.)
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would 'hvornår går du i retten' also be correct? (same question as helrasincke)
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Det var så lidt. :) To be precise it could also mean "When are you walking to the court?" but the point is that it only refers to that very specific way of getting there.
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Jeg forstår. Somehow, in my head, I make the connection with 'go' all the time..
