Danish To-formsbiord Two-form Adverbs

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Stine Saturday 06th of August 2005 12:35:57 AM
To-formsbiord - Like I said I'll explain what [i]to-formsbiord (two-form adverbs)[/i] is.

Some adverbs have a long and a short form.

[b]Short form - Long form[/b]
[i]ud - ude
ind - inde
op - oppe
ned - nede
hen - henne[/i]

[i]-The short form is used when you're talking about something or someone moving from one place to another[/i]

De kommer [b]ud[/b] og løber væk - They come [b]out[/b] and run away

Hunden svømmede [b]ind[/b] til breden - The dog swam to the shore

Katten kravler [b]op[/b] på bordet - The cat climbs onto the table

-[i]The long form is used in connection with verbs describing an action taking place in one particular place[/i]

De går [b]ude[/b] i haven - They walk about in the garden

Hun spiser [b]inde[/b] i stuen - She eats [b]in[/b] the living room

Katten ligger [b]oppe[/b] på bordet - The cat is lying [b]up[/b] on the table

ulven Saturday 06th of August 2005 04:19:50 PM
- -Det ser ud at den lang version siger at det menneske eller objekt lægger så allerede. Folt klart (:S? well done?), Frejadom;). Men hvad er forskelen imellem [i]ind[/i] og [i]i[/i]?

-It seems that the long versions imply that the person/object is [i]already there[/i]. What is the difference between [i]ind[/i] (in) and [i]i[/i] (in)?

*Stakkels Freja! Jeg er sikker at det ville være vanskeligt at forklare.:D

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Men hvad er forskelen imellem [i]ind[/i] og [i]i[/i]?
Was I correct in using [b]i[/b]mellem instead of just [i]mellem[/i]? Because there's no suggestion of movement. The [i]mellem[/i] (between) isn't in relation to the verb in the sentence.

Stine Saturday 06th of August 2005 11:51:06 PM
- [quote]Folt klart (:S? well done?), Frejadom;).[/quote]
Flot klaret - jamen, tak. Jeg prøver ;)

Ah, now I really have to think.. I'm not sure, but I'll try.
[b]-ind[/b] [i](adverb)[/i]
Jeg gik [b]ind[/b] ad døren [i](I came in through the door)[/i] - Han svømmede [b]ind[/b] til bredden[/i] [i](He swam to the shore)[/i]
[b]-i[/b] [i](adverb, preposition)[/i]
[b]I[/b] en kasse [i](In a box)[/i] - At hælde vand [b]i[/b] en spand [i](To pour water into a bucket)[/i] - [b]I[/b] adskillige måneder [i](For several months)[/i] - Den er ti minutter [b]i[/b] tolv [i](It's ten to twelve)[/i] - [b]I[/b] og for sig [i](In a way)[/i] - [b]I[/b] og med [i](Because)[/i]

- I don't know if this was any help :D

Actually, [i]mellem[/i] is a - believe it or not :p - shorter form of [i]imellem[/i], but still you can't always use them indiscriminately - but close ;)

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	Stine	Saturday 06th of August 2005 12:35:57 AM
	To-formsbiord - Like I said I'll explain what [i]to-formsbiord (two-form adverbs)[/i] is. Some adverbs have a long and a short form. [b]Short form - Long form[/b] [i]ud - ude ind - inde op - oppe ned - nede hen - henne[/i] [i]-The short form is used when you're talking about something or someone moving from one place to another[/i] De kommer [b]ud[/b] og løber væk - They come [b]out[/b] and run away Hunden svømmede [b]ind[/b] til breden - The dog swam to the shore Katten kravler [b]op[/b] på bordet - The cat climbs onto the table -[i]The long form is used in connection with verbs describing an action taking place in one particular place[/i] De går [b]ude[/b] i haven - They walk about in the garden Hun spiser [b]inde[/b] i stuen - She eats [b]in[/b] the living room Katten ligger [b]oppe[/b] på bordet - The cat is lying [b]up[/b] on the table
	ulven	Saturday 06th of August 2005 04:19:50 PM
	- -Det ser ud at den lang version siger at det menneske eller objekt lægger så allerede. Folt klart (:S? well done?), Frejadom;). Men hvad er forskelen imellem [i]ind[/i] og [i]i[/i]? -It seems that the long versions imply that the person/object is [i]already there[/i]. What is the difference between [i]ind[/i] (in) and [i]i[/i] (in)? *Stakkels Freja! Jeg er sikker at det ville være vanskeligt at forklare.:D ----------- Men hvad er forskelen imellem [i]ind[/i] og [i]i[/i]? Was I correct in using [b]i[/b]mellem instead of just [i]mellem[/i]? Because there's no suggestion of movement. The [i]mellem[/i] (between) isn't in relation to the verb in the sentence.
	Stine	Saturday 06th of August 2005 11:51:06 PM
	- [quote]Folt klart (:S? well done?), Frejadom;).[/quote] Flot klaret - jamen, tak. Jeg prøver ;) Ah, now I really have to think.. I'm not sure, but I'll try. [b]-ind[/b] [i](adverb)[/i] Jeg gik [b]ind[/b] ad døren [i](I came in through the door)[/i] - Han svømmede [b]ind[/b] til bredden[/i] [i](He swam to the shore)[/i] [b]-i[/b] [i](adverb, preposition)[/i] [b]I[/b] en kasse [i](In a box)[/i] - At hælde vand [b]i[/b] en spand [i](To pour water into a bucket)[/i] - [b]I[/b] adskillige måneder [i](For several months)[/i] - Den er ti minutter [b]i[/b] tolv [i](It's ten to twelve)[/i] - [b]I[/b] og for sig [i](In a way)[/i] - [b]I[/b] og med [i](Because)[/i] - I don't know if this was any help :D Actually, [i]mellem[/i] is a - believe it or not :p - shorter form of [i]imellem[/i], but still you can't always use them indiscriminately - but close ;)