spørgsmål
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish spørsmaal, spursmaal. Cognate with Old Swedish spyrsmal, Swedish spörsmål and Norwegian Bokmål spørsmål. Equivalent to spørge (“ask”) + mål.
Usage notes
ask, as in to ask a question, translates as stille, not spørge. Thus, She asks them a question translates as Hun stiller dem et spørgsmål, not *Hun spørger dem et spørgsmål.
Declension
Declension of spørgsmål
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | spørgsmål | spørgsmålet | spørgsmål | spørgsmålene |
genitive | spørgsmåls | spørgsmålets | spørgsmåls | spørgsmålenes |
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