"De har på seg skjorter."

Translation: They are wearing shirts.

[SuperMireieta]

Do they pronounce the first 'r' in the word 'skjorter'?

[SanctMinimalicen]

Yes--but in the dialect that Duolingo favours, it's what we call a retroflex--meaning that instead of touching the alveolar ridge as we would typically do, the tongue points way back to touch the hard palate.

[gothamcitygirl]

What does "seg" mean in this sentence?

[unwallflower]

"themselves". It's a reflexive pronoun.

[gothamcitygirl]

Thanks! So the literal meaning would be "they have on the shirts themselves" -- not that that makes any sense, I'm just trying to get the different parts of speech straight.

[unwallflower]

Close. It literally means "they have on themselves shirts."

[Gilligan94]

Why is "They are wearing their shirts" not an acceptable answer?

How would you say "They [i.e. a group of people] are wearing their [i.e. a different group's] shirts"? I know it's a weird sentence, but I'm mainly interested in how one distinguishes between "their own" and "other people's".
I understand with one person you say:
"Han har på seg skjorte" = He is wearing his shirt.
"Han har på hans skjorte" = He is wearing a different boy's shirt.

[JHeaven]

It isn't the correct translation, because the Norwegian doesn't specify whose shirts they are. If you want to add this extra information, you need to add a possessive pronoun (my/mine, you/yours, her/hers). e.g.

De har på seg skjorter mine = they are wearing my shirts.
De har på seg skjorter hennes = they are wearing her shirts.
De har på seg skjorter deres = they are wearing their shirts

[Gilligan94]

Thanks! :)

[KlaasBil]

Sometimes skjort is translated as skirt, sometimes as shirt. The other option is then considered incorrect. How can I tell if it's one or the other?

[MichaPau]

Shirt: skjorte f, m (definite singular skjorta or skjorten, indefinite plural skjorter, definite plural skjortene)

Skirt: skjørt n (definite singular skjørtet, indefinite plural skjørt, definite plural skjørta)

So there is a ø in skirt, but not in shirt.

Forvo pronunciation:
Skjorte
Skjørt

I hope that after writing this comment I will remember them myself. I kinda always mix them up.

[JHeaven]

I am having difficulty distinguishing the two aurally. Any tips?

[DanishMoha]

Is this incorrect?
They have put on shirts.

If not, how is this translated in Norwegian?

[TomEgeland]

De har tatt på (seg) skjorter.

[KiprasOshi]

Hvis "De har på seg skjorter" er ubestemt form substantiv hvorfor den "De har på seg dressene" er bestemt form?