Topic: Norwegian (Bokmål)

"Den er min."

Translation:It is mine.

May 27, 2015

7 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/Weird_Ed

    What is the difference between "det" and "den".

    June 23, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/fsmatthew
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    I know this is quite late but, hopefully, it helps someone else who is stuck with this. I believe that "Det" is used for neuter nouns or for things where the gender is unknown and "Den" is used for masculine/feminine things.

    January 1, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/mad1974
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      Could you also say "Den er mi?" since "den" is m/f?

      December 19, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/SophieKaempf

        Gimme gimme never get, haven't you learnt your manners yet!

        December 12, 2018
        https://www.duolingo.com/cifarec

          Does this imply that the subject is necessarily masculine? Or is masculine the default if the gender is undetermined?

          May 27, 2015
          https://www.duolingo.com/Sondrec

            It implies that the subject is singular and masculine or feminine.

            May 27, 2015
            https://www.duolingo.com/ElliMay
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              I don't think you can as there's no den/det word that denotes feminine only.

              January 9, 2018
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