Breakdown of Vi besøger familien på onsdag.
vi
we
familien
the family
besøge
to visit
på
on / at / in (a language) / of (after nouns like end or start)
onsdag
Wednesday
Questions & Answers about Vi besøger familien på onsdag.
Why do we use på before onsdag?
In Danish, you use the preposition på before a day of the week to talk about an event happening on that specific day in the future. So på onsdag means "on Wednesday" (specifically, this coming Wednesday).
Why isn't onsdag capitalized like "Wednesday" is in English?
Unlike in English, days of the week, months, and seasons in Danish are not capitalized. You always write onsdag with a lowercase letter unless it is the very first word in a sentence.
The English translation says "are visiting", but isn't besøger the regular present tense?
Yes! In Danish, there is no separate "is doing" or "are doing" tense. You just use the regular present tense besøger. Danish also frequently uses the present tense to talk about future plans, especially when you include a time phrase like på onsdag.
How do we know familien means "the family" and not just "a family"?
In Danish, you generally don't put a separate word for "the" in front of the noun. Instead, you attach it to the end. The word for "a family" is en familie. To say "the family", you add the "-n" ending to get familien.
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