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Existential: det er (there is / it is)

Existential: det er (there is / it is)

Structure:

Det er + noun phrase

det er functions as both 'it is' and 'there is/are'. The verb stays singular even with a plural noun.

Example:

Det er mange folk her. **Translation:** There are many people here.

Examples

Det er mange folk her.

There are many people here.

Practice

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Det er mange folk her."

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