Difference between revisions of "Danish and English/Contrastive Grammar"
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===Gender=== | ===Gender=== | ||
Danish nouns are either common gender or neuter gender while English nouns are genderless. The corresponding indefinite article for a Danish nouns is either "en" if it is common gender or "er" if it is neuter gender. The corresponding indefinite article for an English noun is always "a". | Danish nouns are either common gender or neuter gender while English nouns are genderless. The corresponding indefinite article for a Danish nouns is either "en" if it is common gender or "er" if it is neuter gender. The corresponding indefinite article for an English noun is always "a". | ||
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| + | ==Dan-Eng tests== | ||
| + | *{{transferTest|dan|eng|en stor pige|a big girl}} | ||
| + | *: {{transferMorphTest|dan|eng| en{{tag|det}}{{tag|ind}}{{tag|ut}}{{tag|sg}} stor{{tag|adj}}{{tag|sint}}{{tag|pst}}{{tag|ut}}{{tag|sg}}{{tag|ind}} pige{{tag|n}}{{tag|ut}}{{tag|sg}}{{tag|ind}}|a{{tag|det}}{{tag|ind}}{{tag|sg}} big{{tag|adj}}{{tag|sint}} girl{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}}} | ||
==Eng-Dan tests== | ==Eng-Dan tests== | ||
*{{transferTest|eng|dan|a big girl|en stor pige}} | *{{transferTest|eng|dan|a big girl|en stor pige}} | ||
*: {{transferMorphTest|eng|dan|a{{tag|det}}{{tag|ind}}{{tag|sg}} big{{tag|adj}}{{tag|sint}} girl{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}| en{{tag|det}}{{tag|ind}}{{tag|ut}}{{tag|sg}} stor{{tag|adj}}{{tag|sint}}{{tag|pst}}{{tag|ut}}{{tag|sg}}{{tag|ind}} pige{{tag|n}}{{tag|ut}}{{tag|sg}}{{tag|ind}}}} | *: {{transferMorphTest|eng|dan|a{{tag|det}}{{tag|ind}}{{tag|sg}} big{{tag|adj}}{{tag|sint}} girl{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}| en{{tag|det}}{{tag|ind}}{{tag|ut}}{{tag|sg}} stor{{tag|adj}}{{tag|sint}}{{tag|pst}}{{tag|ut}}{{tag|sg}}{{tag|ind}} pige{{tag|n}}{{tag|ut}}{{tag|sg}}{{tag|ind}}}} | ||
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Revision as of 16:51, 22 March 2018
Grammatical differences
Gender
Danish nouns are either common gender or neuter gender while English nouns are genderless. The corresponding indefinite article for a Danish nouns is either "en" if it is common gender or "er" if it is neuter gender. The corresponding indefinite article for an English noun is always "a".
Dan-Eng tests
- (dan) en stor pige → (eng) a big girl
- (dan) en<det><ind><ut><sg> stor<adj><sint><pst><ut><sg><ind> pige<n><ut><sg><ind> → (eng) a<det><ind><sg> big<adj><sint> girl<n><sg>
Eng-Dan tests
- (eng) a big girl → (dan) en stor pige
- (eng) a<det><ind><sg> big<adj><sint> girl<n><sg> → (dan) en<det><ind><ut><sg> stor<adj><sint><pst><ut><sg><ind> pige<n><ut><sg><ind>
