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Mr_London Wednesday 19th of October 2005 08:40:49 AM
Doubts - Hey everybody!

Sorry for asking again, I feel dumb lol!

I've got a few doubts!

I know that each and every language is different but, I think in all languages people use this: in english we have the article "the" which is a separate word, but in swedish u add it at the end of the word, for example bananen (the banana) or äpplet (the apple) but when you wanna say, for example, the little banana is green or the green apple is big, the english boy is there, the english girl is pretty... I mean what do you do to say, the........ etc.

Zaphod Wednesday 19th of October 2005 01:31:35 PM
- Hehe yes this it tricky, because in these cases we actually also use a separate article, "den / det" which corresponds to "the". The form to use depends on whether it's a neuter or uter noun, the neuter ones get "det" and the uter ones get "det".
Examples:
The english boy = Den engelska pojken
The strange animal = Det konstiga djuret
The little banana is green = Den lilla bananen är grön
The green apple is big = Det gröna äpplet är stort
The english boy is there = Den engelska pojken är där
The english girl is pretty = Den engelska flickan är vacker
The old house is red and white = Det gamla huset är rött och vitt
Note that the adjective in the end of each sentence also is written in neuter or uter form, depending on the noun it describes. Also note that the nouns in these sentences end with the letter "a" :)

mier Wednesday 19th of October 2005 07:02:03 PM
SWEDESH - I would like if you use the next time this chat for language exchange ...i´s easy to use....

http://www.sharedtalk.com
tack!

Petr Saturday 22nd of October 2005 04:08:12 AM
- I know this has not got anything to do with your question (which is properly answered I think) but most languges does not have a definite article (whether it is an article or a suffix) This is almost only found in Western European languages. Just for the record

Phrasebase Archive
	Mr_London	Wednesday 19th of October 2005 08:40:49 AM
	Doubts - Hey everybody! Sorry for asking again, I feel dumb lol! I've got a few doubts! I know that each and every language is different but, I think in all languages people use this: in english we have the article "the" which is a separate word, but in swedish u add it at the end of the word, for example bananen (the banana) or äpplet (the apple) but when you wanna say, for example, the little banana is green or the green apple is big, the english boy is there, the english girl is pretty... I mean what do you do to say, the........ etc.
	Zaphod	Wednesday 19th of October 2005 01:31:35 PM
	- Hehe yes this it tricky, because in these cases we actually also use a separate article, "den / det" which corresponds to "the". The form to use depends on whether it's a neuter or uter noun, the neuter ones get "det" and the uter ones get "det". Examples: The english boy = Den engelska pojken The strange animal = Det konstiga djuret The little banana is green = Den lilla bananen är grön The green apple is big = Det gröna äpplet är stort The english boy is there = Den engelska pojken är där The english girl is pretty = Den engelska flickan är vacker The old house is red and white = Det gamla huset är rött och vitt Note that the adjective in the end of each sentence also is written in neuter or uter form, depending on the noun it describes. Also note that the nouns in these sentences end with the letter "a" :)
	mier	Wednesday 19th of October 2005 07:02:03 PM
	SWEDESH - I would like if you use the next time this chat for language exchange ...i´s easy to use.... http://www.sharedtalk.com tack!
	Petr	Saturday 22nd of October 2005 04:08:12 AM
	- I know this has not got anything to do with your question (which is properly answered I think) but most languges does not have a definite article (whether it is an article or a suffix) This is almost only found in Western European languages. Just for the record