Topic: Danish

"It is being said, that she ate a badger."

Translation:Det fortælles, at hun spiste en grævling.

May 30, 2015

5 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/Euhan1

    She must have been hard as nails as well. Badgers don't come quietly.

    March 11, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/marvincorea
    • 1525

    She must have been hungry.

    May 30, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/Olweg
    • 741

    Is this tense used to express things like popular beliefs / general statements, when for instance we say " it's said that people are like that or like this", "lions are known to be lazy" etc ?

    August 9, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/StevenNels6

      Why is "Det er blevet sagt, at hun spiste en grævling." not acceptable?

      January 31, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/tfm35
      • 479

      I think that would translate to 'it has been said' rather than 'it is being said', so the tense is slightly different from the sentence above.

      March 16, 2019
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