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| ] and ] are very similar languages, |
Although ] and ] are very similar languages, there are more differences between them than a cursory examination would lead one to believe. | ||
| ==German influence== | |||
| First of all, Danish has adopted many ] words and some grammatical influences not found in Norwegian. An example is names of countries. Danish generally uses the German names of countries, or at least the German ending; this means that the usual ending is -a in Norwegian and -en or -et in Danish. | |||
| English: ] | English: ] | ||
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| Norwegian: Tyrkia | Norwegian: Tyrkia | ||
| ==Differences in |
==Differences in pronunciation== | ||
| The difference in pronunciation between Norwegian and Danish is much |
The difference in ] between Norwegian and Danish is much more striking than the difference between Norwegian and ]. Danish speakers generally do not understand Norwegian very well, especially if varieties other than ]. Norwegians also have problems understanding Danish, but according to a recent scientific investigation they are better at understanding Danish than the Danes are at understanding Norwegian. | ||
| The Danish pronunciation is softer and |
The Danish pronunciation is softer and the letters ''d'', ''r'' and ''g'' in particular are pronounced quite differently. (For example, the Danish ''g'' is pronounced as ''y'' or ''ou'' in Norwegian. | ||
| E.g. Danish g is pronounced as Norwegian y or ou. | |||
| ==Grammatical differences== | ==Grammatical differences== | ||
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| lave/gjøre, In Danish lave or gøre(make or do), in Norwegian only gjøre (do) | lave/gjøre, In Danish lave or gøre(make or do), in Norwegian only gjøre (do) | ||
| nogle/nogen In Danish the |
nogle/nogen In Danish the English words "some" and "any" are "nogle" and "nogen" while in Norwegian there aren't two different words for some and any, they are both "noen", the same word as the Danish "nogen". | ||
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| ===Prepositions=== | ===Prepositions=== | ||
| The main difference in use of prepositions in the Danish and Norwegian language is the use of i/på, |
The main difference in use of prepositions in the Danish and Norwegian language is the use of ''i''/''på'', (in ] ''in''/''on''. In many cases the rules are the same, but there are still many exceptions. For example if you were to say ''I'm going out'' (as in out to a bar or a disco) you would say in Norwegian ''Jeg går på byen'' (literally ''I go on the city'') but in Danish you would say ''Jeg går i byen'' (literally ''I go in the city''). | ||
| Another difference is the use of the definite endings. In Danish, the definite ending is used similarly to the definite article in English, so that |
Another difference is the use of the definite endings. In Danish, the definite ending is used similarly to the definite article in English, so that ''I love that man'' becomes ''Jeg elsker den mand''. In Norwegian, the definite article is still used even if a specific example is already indicated with ''den'' (''that''): ''I love that man'' becomes ''Jeg elsker den mannen'' in Norwegian, literally ''I love that the man''. | ||
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Although Danish and Norwegian are very similar languages, there are more differences between them than a cursory examination would lead one to believe.
German influence
First of all, Danish has adopted many German words and some grammatical influences not found in Norwegian. An example is names of countries. Danish generally uses the German names of countries, or at least the German ending; this means that the usual ending is -a in Norwegian and -en or -et in Danish.
English: Turkey Danish: Tyrkiet Norwegian: Tyrkia
Differences in pronunciation
The difference in pronunciation between Norwegian and Danish is much more striking than the difference between Norwegian and Swedish. Danish speakers generally do not understand Norwegian very well, especially if varieties other than Bokmål. Norwegians also have problems understanding Danish, but according to a recent scientific investigation they are better at understanding Danish than the Danes are at understanding Norwegian.
The Danish pronunciation is softer and the letters d, r and g in particular are pronounced quite differently. (For example, the Danish g is pronounced as y or ou in Norwegian.
Grammatical differences
Prepositions
The main difference in use of prepositions in the Danish and Norwegian language is the use of i/på, (in English in/on. In many cases the rules are the same, but there are still many exceptions. For example if you were to say I'm going out (as in out to a bar or a disco) you would say in Norwegian Jeg går på byen (literally I go on the city) but in Danish you would say Jeg går i byen (literally I go in the city).
Another difference is the use of the definite endings. In Danish, the definite ending is used similarly to the definite article in English, so that I love that man becomes Jeg elsker den mand. In Norwegian, the definite article is still used even if a specific example is already indicated with den (that): I love that man becomes Jeg elsker den mannen in Norwegian, literally I love that the man.
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