"De er ikke menn."

Translation: They are not men.

[mvk602]

Er de Devo?

[Abdullah_Ramadan]

What's the rule to make singular plural ?

[JamesWrigh625060]

Having an "er" at the end.
Gutt = boy
Gutter = boys

[FanddenRidder]

"er" or just the "r"?

[Gidget84]

That depends on the original word. I think most words ending in -e you just add the "r" to make it plural, i.e. kvinne = kvinner (woman = women) eple =epler (apple = apples). If it ends with anything other than -e then you add the "er", i.e. gutt = gutter (boy = boys) vin = viner (wine = wines). But like all rules there are exceptions that we just need to try to memorize.

[OrizaLapre]

So, they is De. And Dere? When do i have use one or the other?

[pi_the_number]

They is 'de'
You (plural) is 'dere'

[51Danielle]

De sounds like vi to me. Is there a way to tell them apart, or will this just come with experience?

[RobertLest6]

Why is there a plural you and they

[Gidget84]

There are different uses for both.

Dere = You (plural) Dere er menn. You (all) are men.
This one is used if you are addressing a room full of men.

De = they De er menn. They are men.
This one is used if you are addressing one person and pointing to a room full of men.

[paulinekmb]

Like in french

[NicolasGreicher]

English used to have two pronouns for "you". They are Thou and You or sth

[imkurtcoba]

What is the difference between Du et Dere?

[Deliciae]

"Du" is the singular "you", while "dere" is the plural "you".

[APugatschew]

Is there a different pronunciation of "ikke" depending on whether its referring to a male or female noun?

[deactivated user]

No, it's the same regardless of the gender. IPA pronunciation is /ɪkːə/. It's actually negating the verb "to be" ( er ) in this example and not the noun itself.

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[Nicetoaster]

WE ARE BUT MEN. ROCK. AAAAAAAAHHHHH

[Ulven101]

De er ulver.