Questions & Answers about Drengen skriver bogen.
How do we form the present tense word skriver?
The base form (infinitive) of the verb is skrive (to write). In Danish, you form the present tense of regular verbs by simply adding an -r to the end. So, skrive becomes skriver!
Can skriver translate to 'is writing' as well as 'writes'?
Yes! Danish does not have a separate continuous tense for actions happening right now. Depending on the context, skriver covers writes, is writing, and does write.
Why are there no separate words for 'the' before drengen and bogen?
In Danish, the word for 'the' is usually attached to the end of the noun. Dreng (boy) gets the suffix -en to become drengen (the boy). Similarly, bog (book) becomes bogen (the book).
Is the word order here exactly the same as in English?
Yes, this is a basic statement, so it follows the exact same Subject-Verb-Object order as English: Subject (Drengen), Verb (skriver), and Object (bogen).
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