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by Basler Biker
Tue Dec 12, 2023 5:05 pm
Forum: Announcements by Duome
Topic: How to use free archives of the internet
Replies: 1
Views: 357
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How to use free archives of the internet

many of us (most?) are in a permanent search to find that free resource that helps getting forward with the language they learn. we know how archives are useful, for bringing back things that disappeared... google and similar have their own archives fo things that were once.. archive.vom (also know ...
by Basler Biker
Tue Dec 12, 2023 2:02 pm
Forum: Jeg taler dansk
Topic: Jeg taler ikke dansk
Replies: 10
Views: 4977
Switzerland

Re: Jeg taler ikke dansk

I have seen specific links popping up to either Danish or Swedish or Norvegian or other "customized" interfaces to chatGPT. Just be aware, that those may be commercial interfaces, with limited output, and sooner or later you'll be prompted to pay to get more out of it. Using the native opa...
by Basler Biker
Tue Dec 12, 2023 11:36 am
Forum: Grammatik
Topic: [GRAMM] Snö är vit, ... eller vitt?
Replies: 0
Views: 341
Switzerland

[GRAMM] Snö är vit, ... eller vitt?

the double meaning of "to be" leads is many language to issues for learners. Spanish has "ser" and "estar", and in Swedish there is "är" but depending on the meaning of "is/are" you may have to adjust other parts of the sentence; One could see it als...
by Basler Biker
Mon Dec 11, 2023 10:45 pm
Forum: Questions and answers
Topic: To vs jest
Replies: 9
Views: 716
Switzerland

Re: To vs jest

The seemingly ambiguous use of "to be" - so I did understand - made me think of Spanish (ser vs estar) Hence my question to chatGPT ... but I removed my catGPT dialog, because it seemed not OK at all. It's true, luckily for us, we still have to correct GPT in a lot of responses, sometime o...
by Basler Biker
Mon Dec 11, 2023 9:20 pm
Forum: Grammatik
Topic: [GRAMM] Verb modus (conjugation category)
Replies: 0
Views: 381
Switzerland

[GRAMM] Verb modus (conjugation category)

Verb modus: = böjningskategori hos det finita verbet som anger vilken attityd talaren har till satsens innehåll eller vilken typ av språkhandling som talaren vill att yttrandet skall uppfattas som. Modus omfattar *indikativ, *konjunktiv, *imperativ, *optativ. conjugation category of the finite verb...
by Basler Biker
Mon Dec 11, 2023 8:50 pm
Forum: Hi Native, låter det naturligt?
Topic: Presens verb för framtiden
Replies: 0
Views: 265
Switzerland

Presens verb för framtiden

Using the simple Present tense for actions still to come that's perfectly possible when the future moment is specified: jag åker till Stockholm nästa vecka. additional mood verbs can express intentions or obligations: jag ska åka till Malmö ... jag kommer att åka till Amsterdam ... jag vill åka til...
by Basler Biker
Mon Dec 11, 2023 8:32 pm
Forum: Om svenska kultur
Topic: Län / Landskap / Region / Provins
Replies: 0
Views: 290
Switzerland

Län / Landskap / Region / Provins

Objective. To provide a comprehensive overview of the administrative and cultural divisions in Sweden, particularly focusing on the distinction between historical provinces ("landskap") and modern administrative divisions (counties, "län"). Education: Understanding the complexit...
by Basler Biker
Mon Dec 11, 2023 6:14 pm
Forum: Uttryck och talesätt
Topic: Att lyfta sin egen svans
Replies: 0
Views: 264
Switzerland

Att lyfta sin egen svans

The phrase "lyfta sin egen svans" is a figurative saying. chatGPT In Swedish, the expression "lyfta sin egen svans" translates to "lift its own tail" in English. Figuratively, it means to boast or take pride in one's achievements or qualities. In the context provided, i...
by Basler Biker
Mon Dec 11, 2023 4:29 pm
Forum: Om svenska språket
Topic: [SPRAK] Likheter och skillnader mellan svenska och närbesläktade språk
Replies: 3
Views: 445
Switzerland

Re: [SPRAK] Likheter och skillnader mellan svenska och närbesläktade språk

Den här chatten ser ut som en duell mellan AI-bots ;-) Men fortsätt gärna, det sparar skrivarbete! Jag använder det också mycket, chatGPT 3.5, gratis såklart, men med mycket längre svar, möjligen väldigt långa historier som följd... Så nyfiken gick jag för att titta på nämnda svenska GPT4, och jag f...
by Basler Biker
Sun Dec 10, 2023 4:11 pm
Forum: Media (Web, TV, Radio)
Topic: [RESRC] [MEDIA] TV series - Stugfixarna Norge
Replies: 0
Views: 269
Switzerland

[RESRC] [MEDIA] TV series - Stugfixarna Norge

This series is about cottage renovation. Cottages most located along the wild norvegian coast, always with a magnficent view on the water/sea. Subtitles are in Swedish. It's Norvagian spoken, so if you don't want to be disturbed by the "somewhat different pronunciation" compared to Swedish...
by Basler Biker
Sun Dec 10, 2023 3:39 pm
Forum: French
Topic: Only tiny differences --> spelling mistakes
Replies: 18
Views: 1003
Switzerland

Re: Only tiny differences --> spelling mistakes

EN: reSources = FR: reSSources

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by Basler Biker
Sun Dec 10, 2023 3:31 pm
Forum: Grammatik
Topic: [GRAMM] Verbs - Imperative
Replies: 0
Views: 422
Switzerland

[GRAMM] Verbs - Imperative

A simple rules says: The imperative is formed by removing -er from verbs ending in -er in the present tense, and removing -r from verbs ending in -ar in the present tense. => tala! läs! skriv! (speak!, read!, write!) Another approach is also simple: the base word of a verb, used to construct the con...
by Basler Biker
Sun Dec 10, 2023 1:41 pm
Forum: Hi Native, låter det naturligt?
Topic: Att göra något till världens grej.
Replies: 1
Views: 342
Switzerland

Att göra något till världens grej.

Du behöver inte göra det till världens grej.
bättre, bäst => Du behöver inte göra det till en stor grej.

English: You don't have to make it a big deal.
Dutch: je hoeft de zaak niet zo op te blazen.

is this acceptable in easy daily language?

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by Basler Biker
Sun Dec 10, 2023 12:58 am
Forum: Ordförråd och teman
Topic: [THEME] 100 vocabulary themes (Swedish-German)
Replies: 0
Views: 305
Switzerland

[THEME] 100 vocabulary themes (Swedish-German)

1. Människan -Der Mensch 1.1 Personuppgifter - Personenbezogene Daten 1.2 Människokroppen- Der menschliche Körper 1,3 Utseende -Aussehen 1.4 Barn- och ungdom -Kindheit und Jugend 1.5 Medelålder och ålderdom - Mittlere Jahre und Alter 1.6 Personlighet och uppforand Persönlichkeit und Benehmen 1.7 Si...
by Basler Biker
Sat Dec 09, 2023 11:15 pm
Forum: Ordförråd och teman
Topic: [VOCAB] Annorlunda, någorlunda, ingalunda, sålunda, ...
Replies: 0
Views: 323
Switzerland

[VOCAB] Annorlunda, någorlunda, ingalunda, sålunda, ...

the suffix "-lunda" seems to match my Dutch "-lei" as in "enigerlei", "allerlei", "geenerlei" in Swedish I encountered these: annorlunda : different (not the same) https://svenska.se/tre/?sok=annorlunda&pz=2 but någo n lunda (typo) : google says ...
by Basler Biker
Sat Dec 09, 2023 11:03 pm
Forum: Duome's How-to Guides
Topic: [GUIDE] How to ... get my PM's sent from the Outbox
Replies: 0
Views: 316
Switzerland

[GUIDE] How to ... get my PM's sent from the Outbox

https://forum.duome.eu/viewtopic.php?t=1719-how-do-you-get-a-pm-out-of-your-outbox in short: they are not really "sent" as they are internal to duome. so they just change "owner". You remain the owner, and can still edit your PM, and it stays in Outbox, as long as the receiver di...
by Basler Biker
Sat Dec 09, 2023 10:20 pm
Forum: Allmän - General
Topic: Enkät om svenska forumet.
Replies: 0
Views: 440
Switzerland

Enkät om svenska forumet.

Enkät om svenska forumet. This survey concerns only the duome registered members who are associated with the Swedish flag, as well as those membes who visit the Swedish forum every now and then. Anonymous users of this forum can also participate in the survey, or you can at this occasion also regis...
by Basler Biker
Sat Dec 09, 2023 8:22 pm
Forum: Allmän - General
Topic: Är Sverige annorlunda ...
Replies: 0
Views: 272
Switzerland

Är Sverige annorlunda ...

Om du vill veta vad som händer i Sverige, hur de tänker, hur de känner, kan du då och då komma hit och se dem hälla ut sina hjärtan. https://www.reddit.com/r/sweden Självklart kan du också lägga upp något själv på vårt eget forum allmän https://forum.duome.eu/viewforum.php?f=189-allm%C3%A4n-general ...
by Basler Biker
Sat Dec 09, 2023 2:40 pm
Forum: Ordförråd och teman
Topic: [VOCAB] [GRAMM] How to identify en- or ett- nouns
Replies: 0
Views: 169
Switzerland

[VOCAB] [GRAMM] How to identify en- or ett- nouns

Endings of nouns can be quite indicative for knowing whether they are en- or ett- words Like this article describes https://www.swedishfreak.com/swedish-language/learn-for-free/en-and-ett-in-swedish/#:~:text=some%20key%20shortcuts%3A-,Tips%20for%20learning%20En%20and%20Ett%20in%20Swedish,-74%25%20of...
by Basler Biker
Fri Dec 08, 2023 1:49 am
Forum: French
Topic: Only tiny differences --> spelling mistakes
Replies: 18
Views: 1003
Switzerland

Re: Only tiny differences --> spelling mistakes

a personality thing, or a letter
FR: caractère =/= EN: character (with "h")

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by Basler Biker
Thu Dec 07, 2023 11:53 pm
Forum: Random Thoughts
Topic: And now for something completely different
Replies: 12
Views: 1144
Switzerland

Re: And now for something completely different

>this weigh about 7,5 grams. Is this 7 and 1/2 grams? >200 x 0,025 x 5,85 calories I know different countries have different ways of writing numbers. Does the comma in this mean a decimal? You forgot several factors such as the airliner is not alive [it only runs some of the time the bird is still ...
by Basler Biker
Thu Dec 07, 2023 11:21 pm
Forum: Random Thoughts
Topic: And now for something completely different
Replies: 12
Views: 1144
Switzerland

And now for something completely different

How efficient "flying machines" are birds vs airliners make sure you are level 5 on DL-Math ;-) Let's calculate, and compare the efficiency of a small bird with a modern airliner made by humans It's all very rough estimations, just to get an idea. the blue tit this weigh about 7,5 grams. ...
by Basler Biker
Thu Dec 07, 2023 11:17 pm
Forum: Culture & Society
Topic: German bread
Replies: 27
Views: 2127
Switzerland

Re: German bread

Pretty sure kvass is a drink made from rye bread. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/kvass There aren't that many English words with the initial letters KV... KVELL is another one that I encountered in computer technology., software for KeyValue Storage. https://www.google.com/sea...
by Basler Biker
Thu Dec 07, 2023 11:10 pm
Forum: Achievements
Topic: 173 Nationalities using Duome
Replies: 22
Views: 1581
Switzerland

Re: 180 Nationalities using Duome

Status 4 Dec 2023 37'700 visits to the duome forums in the last 4 weeks. = 1346 visits per day. 1'490'000 times shown in search results. 273 different page visited on the first click 180 associated country flags for members most visited pages https://forum.duome.eu/viewtopic.php?t=6092 "the dia...
by Basler Biker
Thu Dec 07, 2023 9:21 pm
Forum: Random Thoughts
Topic: Audio for Words and Sentences
Replies: 7
Views: 726
Switzerland

Re: Audio for Words and Sentences

OK, then instead of a personal google drive public shared link, I can recommend using a totally free option to record your own voice over, or upload existing audio files, which I described briefly the way to do here: https://forum.duome.eu/viewtopic.php?p=89443-how-to-post-audio-for-words-and-senten...
by Basler Biker
Thu Dec 07, 2023 1:06 pm
Forum: Jeg snakker norsk (Bokmål)
Topic: Skal disse foraene bli bedre enn de gamle?
Replies: 14
Views: 3622
Switzerland

Re: Skal disse foraene bli bedre enn de gamle?

Post på Reddit kanskje? Sorry to reply in English, exceptionally, as my Swedish isn't that fluent yet. What I did to make more people come here is to talk to a reddit mod for the norvegian forum, if they are interested in mentioning "Duo Me" as a useful resource or community, replacing th...
by Basler Biker
Thu Dec 07, 2023 12:52 am
Forum: Announcements by Duome
Topic: How to post audio for Words and Sentences
Replies: 1
Views: 638
Switzerland

Re: How to post audio for Words and Sentences

Use the all free Lingua Libre Voice recorder to voice over words and phrases. You'll need a WikiMedia account. https://lingualibre.org/wiki/Special:RecordWizard https://i.postimg.cc/XJ0vNYNn/screenshot-641.png after recording, find the details page- follow the URL link https://i.postimg.cc/jqQPnC1w/...
by Basler Biker
Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:42 pm
Forum: Discussions
Topic: Beware False Cognates
Replies: 78
Views: 56450
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Re: Beware False Cognates

tier (:uk:/:us: rank, level) ... tier (:fr: third) ... Tier (:de: animal) French would be "un tiers" with an "s" even in singular = a third (of a cake or so), un tiers, deux tiers, trois tiers = a whole. "third" is "troisième" also "the third world"...

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