Questions & Answers about Hvem arbejder i parken?
How do you pronounce the word Hvem?
In Danish, when a word starts with hv-, the h is silent. So Hvem (who) is pronounced as if it were written "vem".
How does the V2 (verb-second) word order work in this question?
The "V2" rule means the verb must be the second piece of information in the sentence. Here, the question word Hvem (who) takes the first position, so the verb arbejder (works) must come immediately after it in position number two.
Why does the word for park end in "-en" in parken?
In Danish, "the" is attached to the end of a noun instead of being a separate word before it. En park means "a park", so adding the -en ending makes it parken, which means "the park".
How do we know arbejder is in the present tense?
You can tell because it ends in -r. The base dictionary form of the verb is arbejde (to work). To make it present tense (meaning "works" or "is working"), you just add an -r to the end to make arbejder.
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