No. 581 in Danish
sommeren
"The summer."
In a sentence
Sommeren er min yndlingsårstid.
Summer is my favorite season.
Here, 'sommeren' refers to the particular season of summer in a possessive sense to indicate a preference.
Vi tilbringer sommeren i vores sommerhus.
We spend the summer in our summerhouse.
In this sentence, 'sommeren' is used to specify the time period during the summer season.
I løbet af sommeren er strandene fyldte med folk.
During the summer, the beaches are filled with people.
The phrase 'I løbet af sommeren' frames 'sommeren' as a span of time, marking it as a period within which events occur.
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