Coordinating correlatives (dels ..., dels ...)

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partly
dels
linguistic
sproglig
the diversity
mangfoldigheden
It is interesting partly because of the linguistic diversity, partly because of the age.
Den er interessant dels på grund af den sproglige mangfoldighed, dels på grund af alderen.
to acquire
tilegne sig
the mother tongue
modersmålet
The child acquires the mother tongue partly by listening, partly by speaking.
Barnet tilegner sig modersmålet dels ved at lytte, dels ved at tale.
bilingual
tosproget
If she is bilingual, she speaks partly Danish, partly English.
Er hun tosproget, taler hun dels dansk, dels engelsk.
the grammar
grammatikken
to communicate
kommunikere
We are in the process of learning the grammar in order to be able to communicate.
Vi er i gang med at lære grammatikken for at kunne kommunikere.
the accent
accenten
His accent is partly a linguistic habit, partly a personal choice.
Hans accent er dels en sproglig vane, dels et personligt valg.
Even the experts discuss the linguistic diversity.
Selv eksperterne diskuterer den sproglige mangfoldighed.
fluent
flydende
Only the teacher speaks the mother tongue fluently.
Kun læreren taler modersmålet flydende.
I do not understand that grammar even though it is simple.
Jeg forstår ikke den grammatik selvom den er simpel.
He is in the process of acquiring the language.
Han er i gang med at tilegne sig sproget.
If you let the student read the grammar, he almost understands it.
Lader du eleven læse grammatikken, forstår han den næsten.
The grammar is partly difficult, partly boring.
Grammatikken er dels svær, dels kedelig.
The bilingual boy communicates fluently, partly in Spanish, partly in English.
Den tosprogede dreng kommunikerer flydende, dels på spansk, dels på engelsk.
She improves the accent, partly by listening, partly by speaking.
Hun forbedrer accenten, dels ved at lytte, dels ved at tale.