Topic: Norwegian (Bokmål)

"Ett kinn, to kinn"

Translation:One cheek, two cheeks

May 30, 2015

11 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/ssdukej

    Ett or et?

    May 30, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Luke_5.1991
    Mod
    • 5

    Ett means one, specifically. Et, in contrast, usually means a or an.

    May 30, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/alek_d
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    • 215

    That's right "ett" and "én" are numerals, "et" and "en" are articles.

    May 30, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Sapiophia

      What about for 'ei'? Is the numeral then 'éi'?

      January 7, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/alek_d
      Mod
      • 215

      It is just ei.

      January 7, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/MarcinM85
      • 6

      However, in the dictation exercise it is impossible to distinguish. But maybe "ett" makes more sense because of the second part, which contains the numeral "to".

      March 12, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/alek_d
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      • 215

      Yes, you are clearly counting.

      March 14, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/AtalinaDove
      • 8

      I swear this is a play on a German tree sentence somehow. Maybe I'm wrong, though.

      June 27, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/KatjaBozarth

        "Kinn" in German means "chin", a false friend in this case.

        December 22, 2017
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Lisa954202
        • 28

        You need two so you can turn the other one.

        July 31, 2018
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/RickPT395
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        • 341

        " Left cheek , right cheek , left cheek , right cheek " - Jason Derulo, Tip Toe

        November 6, 2018
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