Breakdown of Jeg skal arbejde tidligt i morgen.
jeg
I
arbejde
to work
skulle
to have to / must / to be going to
tidligt
early
i morgen
tomorrow
Questions & Answers about Jeg skal arbejde tidligt i morgen.
Why isn't there an at before arbejde?
Because skal is a modal verb. Just like in English (where we say "I must work" instead of "I must to work"), Danish modal verbs are followed directly by the bare infinitive form of the main verb, without at.
Does skal mean "have to" or "going to" in this sentence?
It can actually mean both! The word skal is used to express both strong obligations and future plans. The translation says "have to" because a work schedule is usually an obligation, but the sentence also simply tells us your plan for tomorrow.
Why does tidligt have a -t added to the end?
Here, it is acting as an adverb because it describes the verb arbejde (how or when you work). In Danish, you generally add a -t to an adjective (like the base word tidlig) to turn it into an adverb. It is very similar to adding "-ly" to an adjective in English.
Why is "tomorrow" written as two words, i morgen?
While it literally looks like "in morning," i morgen is the standard Danish phrase for "tomorrow." It is a fixed expression and is always written as two separate words, so be careful not to combine them into one!
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