Breakdown of Normalt drikker hun mælk, og sommetider drikker hun vin.
hun
she
og
and
drikke
to drink
mælken
the milk
Questions & Answers about Normalt drikker hun mælk, og sommetider drikker hun vin.
Why is the word order drikker hun instead of hun drikker?
This is the V2 (verb-second) rule in action! In Danish, the verb must be the second idea in a main sentence. Because you started with the adverb normalt (normally), the verb drikker has to come right after it, pushing the subject hun into the third spot.
Why is the second half also drikker hun? Does the word og count as the first position?
No, connecting words like og (and) or men (but) act like a bridge and do not count towards the V2 rule. In the second half of the sentence, the adverb sommetider (sometimes) takes up the first position, so the verb drikker comes second again.
Why does the word normalt end in a -t?
In Danish, you often create an adverb (a word that describes how an action is done, like "normally") by taking the basic adjective form normal and adding a -t to the end.
Is sommetider related to the word tid (time)?
Yes! It literally means "some times". It is a combination of somme (some) and tider (times, the plural of tid). Another very common way to say "sometimes" in Danish is nogle gange.