Formal conjunction (idet)

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the historian
historikeren
the archive
arkivet
as / since / in that (at the same time)
idet
the original
originalen
The historian visited the archive, as she wanted to examine the original.
Historikeren besøgte arkivet idet hun ville undersøge originalen.
accessible, available
tilgængelig
His letter is not accessible, since it lies in the archive.
Hans brev er ikke tilgængeligt idet det ligger i arkivet.
the diary
dagbogen
invaluable
uvurderlig
to depict
skildre
The diary is invaluable, in that it depicts life a hundred years ago.
Dagbogen er uvurderlig idet den skildrer livet for hundrede år siden.
the writing
skriften
The historian could not read the writing, as it was very old.
Historikeren kunne ikke læse skriften idet den var meget gammel.
to interpret
fortolke
We had to interpret the writing, since many words were missing.
Vi var nødt til at fortolke skriften idet mange ord manglede.
The original depicts the truth, as the author was present.
Originalen skildrer sandheden idet forfatteren var til stede.
He must interpret the text, since it is invaluable.
Han skal fortolke teksten idet den er uvurderlig.
The woman became a historian, as she wanted to preserve the past.
Kvinden blev historiker idet hun ville bevare fortiden.
The old original is no longer accessible.
Den gamle original er ikke længere tilgængelig.
Both diaries are hard to read, as the writing is not clear.
Begge dagbøger er svære at læse idet skriften ikke er tydelig.
The boss is not available as she is on vacation.
Chefen er ikke tilgængelig idet hun er på ferie.

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