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- "Er den min?"
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Some words like "jeg", "er", "den" (which is sometimes replaced by "han", or shorter, "an") come in very many forms, depending on the dialect. And as you say, it's almost inaudible. After all, "min" is the important word in this sentence, and gets the most focus
I can definitely hear a "dn" there (without the e), but I'm German and we tend to do that a lot as well
oh, that's cause in norsk they match the last letter of the possessive and the noun by its gender. so, "er deT miN?" is wrong, the right one would be "er deN miN?" (eN = masculine; eI = feminine; eT = neutral) :)
in norsk, as i am "observing" - not my native language as well :P -, they tend to match the last letter of the possessive and noun by its gender. so, it would be like eN = masculine; eI = feminine; eT = neutral. "er deT miN?" is wrong cause it doesn't combine in gender. the right one to use here is "er deN miN?" (2 words ending w an 'n' :))
It would be, if in the context we are talking about, we know we are asking about a neutral gender object. I.e: Er det (glass) mitt? In this circumstance it would be the appropiated way of asking.
"miN" is for masculine nouns "mi" is for feminine nouns But in this phrase, we dont know if the subject (det) is feminine or masculine, so I dont know why they used "min". Is it optional? Could I use "mi" instead of "min" on this case? Ex: Det et mi?
No, as general rule of use, if you are talking about something you do not know the gender (or a word brought from other language I.e: er den (iphone) min?) you use masculine. Otherwise you have to use the correct gender. You also cannot say "er det mi" det is for neutral gender
It would be, if in the context we are talking about, we know we are asking about a neutral gender object. I.e: Er det (glass) mitt? In this circumstance it would be the appropiated way of asking.
