Topic: Norwegian (Bokmål)

"Dyr dør ute i naturen."

Translation:Animals die outside in nature.

June 10, 2015

17 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Erven.R

    Norwegian course becomes dark from 0 to 100 real quick.

    April 25, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/kokiri85
    Plus

      I like this one; three similar vowels that can confuse English speakers right in a row so you can really hear the difference.

      June 10, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/PookaGar

        Just to clarify, does ute go with dør or i naturen (or either)? As in, "Animals die out (go extinct) in nature," or "Animals (individually) die out in nature"?

        Either way, I'm all bummed out now. :(

        October 1, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Deliciae
        Mod
        • 275

        It refers to animals dying outside in nature, or outdoors if you will. To express animals going extinct in nature, we would say "Dyr dør ut i naturen".

        March 10, 2016
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/elilla.b

          "out there in nature" isn't a valid translation?

          September 23, 2015
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/-__Jacob__-

            Isn't this supposed to be correct too "Animal dies out in nature"?

            July 14, 2015
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/OsoGegenHest

              If you know someone called "Animal", I guess.

              December 8, 2015
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/WildSage

                Maybe they are talking about the muppet?

                March 14, 2016
                https://www.duolingo.com/profile/madrath

                  In application 'the' is missing for the 'naturen'. Yet app accepts translation wiyout it.

                  March 9, 2016
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Deliciae
                  Mod
                  • 275

                  It wouldn't be idiomatic to use the definite form in English.

                  February 15, 2017
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/effyleven
                  • 1021

                  Is this animals "die out" because that is what happens naturally.

                  February 15, 2017
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Deliciae
                  Mod
                  • 275

                  "Die out" would be "dør ut". See my answer to PookaGar above.

                  February 15, 2017
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/effyleven
                  • 1021

                  So, two different outs, but only one die?

                  February 15, 2017
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/MattBush2
                  • 1767

                  They don't necessarily; they often die in a den/burrow/nest of their own making.

                  February 25, 2017
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/MrsSMBurns
                  • 411

                  English would say "out in the wild" or maybe just "outside". But not "in nature"

                  June 25, 2018
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/cwicseolfor
                  • 27

                  It's not the most common but I've definitely heard it used, especially in British and Aussie English. In US English it sounds a bit dated but you'll find a zillion hits if you search the exact quote "out in nature" online.

                  July 8, 2018
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/MrsSMBurns
                  • 411

                  I've been British for 67 years, and I've literally never heard it!

                  July 8, 2018
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