Questions & Answers about De bor sammen nu.
How is the pronoun De pronounced?
Even though it is spelled with an e, De is pronounced exactly like the English letter D.
Doesn't a capital D in De mean the formal version of you?
Because it is the first word of the sentence, it has to be capitalized no matter what. In the middle of a sentence, they is written with a lowercase d (de), while the formal you keeps the capital D (De). You can almost always assume it means they, as the formal you is extremely rare in modern Danish.
Why do we use bor for live instead of lever?
Danish has two different words for to live. At bo (which becomes bor in the present tense) means to reside or have a home somewhere. At leve means to be alive. Since they are sharing a home, we use bor.
What happens to the word order if I start the sentence with nu?
If you move the time word nu to the front of the sentence for emphasis, the verb and subject must swap places. This is because Danish is a V2 language, meaning the verb almost always stays in the second position. The sentence would become: Nu bor de sammen.
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