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83 [eighty-three]

Past tense 3

Past tense 3

83 [treogfirs]

Datid 3

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to make a call tale----el-fo-en t___ i t________ t-l- i t-l-f-n-n ---------------- tale i telefonen 0
I made a call. Jeg har ------ te-ef--. J__ h__ t___ i t_______ J-g h-r t-l- i t-l-f-n- ----------------------- Jeg har talt i telefon. 0
I was talking on the phone all the time. Je- ----talt-i -el-fo- h-le--i-e-. J__ h__ t___ i t______ h___ t_____ J-g h-r t-l- i t-l-f-n h-l- t-d-n- ---------------------------------- Jeg har talt i telefon hele tiden. 0
to ask sp---e s_____ s-ø-g- ------ spørge 0
I asked. Je- har ----g-. J__ h__ s______ J-g h-r s-u-g-. --------------- Jeg har spurgt. 0
I always asked. Jeg h----lt-- -p----. J__ h__ a____ s______ J-g h-r a-t-d s-u-g-. --------------------- Jeg har altid spurgt. 0
to narrate f-rtælle f_______ f-r-æ-l- -------- fortælle 0
I narrated. J-g-h-- --r-a--. J__ h__ f_______ J-g h-r f-r-a-t- ---------------- Jeg har fortalt. 0
I narrated the whole story. J-g --- -o-talt-h-l----s-or--n. J__ h__ f______ h___ h_________ J-g h-r f-r-a-t h-l- h-s-o-i-n- ------------------------------- Jeg har fortalt hele historien. 0
to study stu-e-e --læs- le-t--r s______ / l___ l______ s-u-e-e / l-s- l-k-i-r ---------------------- studere / læse lektier 0
I studied. J---h---s--------/---st -e-ti-r. J__ h__ s_______ / l___ l_______ J-g h-r s-u-e-e- / l-s- l-k-i-r- -------------------------------- Jeg har studeret / læst lektier. 0
I studied the whole evening. J----ar--tu-eret-/--æ-- -ekti---hele -f--nen. J__ h__ s_______ / l___ l______ h___ a_______ J-g h-r s-u-e-e- / l-s- l-k-i-r h-l- a-t-n-n- --------------------------------------------- Jeg har studeret / læst lektier hele aftenen. 0
to work arb-j-e a______ a-b-j-e ------- arbejde 0
I worked. J----ar -r-e-d-t. J__ h__ a________ J-g h-r a-b-j-e-. ----------------- Jeg har arbejdet. 0
I worked all day long. Jeg ha---r-ej-et hele---g-n. J__ h__ a_______ h___ d_____ J-g h-r a-b-j-e- h-l- d-g-n- ---------------------------- Jeg har arbejdet hele dagen. 0
to eat s---e s____ s-i-e ----- spise 0
I ate. Jeg-h---spist. J__ h__ s_____ J-g h-r s-i-t- -------------- Jeg har spist. 0
I ate all the food. J-g---- s-i-- ----a-e-. J__ h__ s____ a_ m_____ J-g h-r s-i-t a- m-d-n- ----------------------- Jeg har spist al maden. 0

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The history of linguistics

Languages have always fascinated mankind. The history of linguistics is therefore very long. Linguistics is the systematic study of language. Even thousands of years ago people contemplated language. In doing so, different cultures developed different systems. As a result, different descriptions of languages emerged. Today's linguistics are based on ancient theories more than anything else. Many traditions were established in Greece in particular. The oldest known work about language comes from India, however. It was written 3,000 years ago by the grammarian Sakatayana. In ancient times, philosophers like Plato busied themselves with languages. Later, Roman authors developed their theories further. Arabians, too, developed their own traditions in the 8th century. Even then, their works show precise descriptions of the Arabian language. In modern times, man particularly wanted to research where language comes from. Scholars were especially interested in the history of language. In the 18th century, people started to compare languages with each other. They wanted to understand how languages develop. Later they concentrated on languages as a system. The question of how languages function was the focal point. Today, a great number of schools of thought exist within linguistics. Many new disciplines have developed since the fifties. These were in part strongly influenced by other sciences. Examples are psycholinguistics or intercultural communication. The newer linguistic schools of thought are very specialized. One example of this is feminist linguistics. So the history of linguistics continues… As long as there are languages, man will contemplate them!