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giving reasons

giving reasons

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Why aren’t you coming? Hv----- k----- d- i---? Hvorfor kommer du ikke? 0 +
The weather is so bad. Ve---- e- s- d------. Vejret er så dårligt. 0 +
I am not coming because the weather is so bad. Je- k----- i---- f---- v----- e- s- d------. Jeg kommer ikke, fordi vejret er så dårligt. 0 +
     
Why isn’t he coming? Hv----- k----- h-- i---? Hvorfor kommer han ikke? 0 +
He isn’t invited. Ha- e- i--- i--------. Han er ikke inviteret. 0 +
He isn’t coming because he isn’t invited. Ha- k----- i---- f---- h-- i--- e- i--------. Han kommer ikke, fordi han ikke er inviteret. 0 +
     
Why aren’t you coming? Hv----- k----- d- i---? Hvorfor kommer du ikke? 0 +
I have no time. Je- h-- i--- t--. Jeg har ikke tid. 0 +
I am not coming because I have no time. Je- k----- i---- f---- j-- i--- h-- t--. Jeg kommer ikke, fordi jeg ikke har tid. 0 +
     
Why don’t you stay? Hv----- b----- d- i---? Hvorfor bliver du ikke? 0 +
I still have to work. Je- s--- a------. Jeg skal arbejde. 0 +
I am not staying because I still have to work. Je- b----- i---- f---- j-- s--- a------. Jeg bliver ikke, fordi jeg skal arbejde. 0 +
     
Why are you going already? Hv----- g-- d- a-------? Hvorfor går du allerede? 0 +
I am tired. Je- e- t---. Jeg er træt. 0 +
I’m going because I’m tired. Je- g--- f---- j-- e- t---. Jeg går, fordi jeg er træt. 0 +
     
Why are you going already? Hv----- k---- d- a-------? Hvorfor kører du allerede? 0 +
It is already late. De- e- a------- s---. Det er allerede sent. 0 +
I’m going because it is already late. Je- k----- f---- d-- a------- e- s---. Jeg kører, fordi det allerede er sent. 0 +
     

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Native language = emotional, foreign language = rational?

When we learn foreign languages, we are stimulating our brain. Our thinking changes through learning. We become more creative and flexible. Complex thinking comes easier to people who are multilingual as well. The memory is exercised by learning. The more we learn, the better it functions. He who has learned many languages also learns other things faster. He can think more intently about a subject for a longer time. As a result, he solves problems faster. Multilingual individuals are also more decisive. But how they make decisions is dependent on languages too. The language in which we think influences our decisions. Psychologists examined multiple test subjects for a study. All test subjects were bilingual. They spoke another language in addition to their native language. The test subjects had to answer a question. The question had to do with the solution to a problem. In the process, the test subjects had to choose between two options. One option was considerably more risky than the other. The test subjects had to answer the question in both languages. And the answers changed when the language changed! When they were speaking their native language, the test subjects chose the risk. But in the foreign language they decided on the safer option. After this experiment, the test subjects had to place bets. Here too there was a clear difference. When they used a foreign language, they were more sensible. The researchers presume that we are more focused in foreign languages. Therefore, we make decisions not emotionally, but rationally…