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Danish
Etymology
Equivalent to spørge (“ask”) + mål (“language”), from Old Danish spørsmaal, spursmaal, probably a remodelling of older spørgsel (= spørge + -sel). Compare Old Swedish spyrsmal, Swedish spörsmål and Norwegian Bokmål spørsmål.
Pronunciation
Noun
spørgsmål n (singular definite spørgsmålet, plural indefinite spørgsmål)
- question
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