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Revision as of 00:03, 24 March 2018

Dan-Eng tests

Gender and Indefinite Articles

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) 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>
  • (dan) pigen er stor → (eng) the girl is big
    (dan) → (eng) {{{4}}}

Eng-Dan tests

Gender and Indefinite Articles

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".

  • (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>


  • (eng) the girl is big → (dan) pigen er stor
    (eng) the<det><def><sp> girl<n><sg> is<vbser><pres><p3><sg> big<adj><sint> → (dan) {{{4}}}