Learn Danish: Chaufføren venter på os her. - The driver is waiting for us here.

In English, we wait 'for' someone, but in Danish, the verb at vente (to wait) always pairs with the preposition på. Prepositions rarely translate perfectly word-for-word, so it is best to memorize venter på as a set phrase. Even though your current lesson teaches til as a translation for 'to' or 'for', it cannot be used with this specific verb!

How do we know chaufføren means 'the driver' and not just 'a driver'?

In Danish, the definite article (the word for 'the') attaches directly to the end of the noun. The base word is en chauffør (a driver). Since it is a common gender noun, we add -en to the end to make it definite, giving us chaufføren.

Does venter translate to 'waits' or 'is waiting'?

It means both! Danish does not have a separate continuous tense like English does with its '-ing' verbs. Depending on the context, venter can mean either 'waits' or 'is waiting'.

If I wanted to emphasize 'here' and start the sentence with Her, what happens to the word order?

Danish has a strict rule where the verb must be the second idea in a main sentence (the V2 rule). If you move Her to the beginning, the verb venter must immediately follow it, swapping places with the subject. The sentence would become: Her venter chaufføren på os.