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Questions & Answers about Hun skriver brevet.
How do we form the present tense for the verb skriver here?
To make a regular verb present tense in Danish, you usually just add an -r to the dictionary form (the infinitive). The infinitive here is skrive (to write), so adding -r makes it skriver (writes).
Does Danish use the same Subject-Verb-Object word order as English in this sentence?
Yes! In a standard statement like this, Danish follows the exact same Subject-Verb-Object order as English: Hun (Subject) skriver (Verb) brevet (Object).
Where is the word for "the" in "the letter" (brevet)?
In Danish, the word for "the" is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word in front of it. Because "letter" is an "et" word (et brev = a letter), you add -et to the end of the word to get brevet (the letter).
Could this sentence also mean "She is writing the letter"?
Yes! Danish doesn't have a separate "is doing" (continuous) tense like English does. Hun skriver translates to both "she writes" and "she is writing" depending on what makes the most sense in the conversation.