Breakdown of Nogle kan godt lide sommeren og ikke vinteren. For andre er det omvendt.
være
to be
det
it (neuter)
og
and
ikke
not
Questions & Answers about Nogle kan godt lide sommeren og ikke vinteren. For andre er det omvendt.
Why is it Nogle instead of Nogen here?
Even though they sound identical in spoken Danish, they are used differently in writing. You use nogle when you mean an affirmative 'some' (like a group of people here). You use nogen in questions, negative sentences, or to mean 'any' or 'anyone'. Since this is a positive statement about a specific group, nogle is the right choice.
Why do we add the definite ending to the seasons (sommeren and vinteren)?
In Danish, when you talk about seasons, meals, or abstract concepts in a general, all-encompassing way, you use the definite form. While English just says 'summer', Danish adds the -en ending to show you mean the season as a whole concept.
Why is the word order er det instead of det er in the second sentence?
This happens because of the V2 (verb-second) rule. The sentence starts with the prepositional phrase For andre (For others). Whenever a sentence starts with something other than the subject, the verb (er) and the subject (det) must swap places so the verb stays in the second position.
What exactly does omvendt mean in this context?
It literally comes from the verb at omvende (to turn around or reverse), but here it acts as an adjective. It is the standard, natural way in Danish to express that a situation is 'the other way around' or 'the exact opposite' for someone else.