Questions & Answers about Året begynder i januar.
Why isn't januar capitalized like it is in English?
In Danish, months, days of the week, and seasons are always written with lowercase letters, unless they happen to be the very first word in a sentence. So it is written januar, not Januar.
Does Danish always use i for 'in' when talking about months?
Yes! Just like in English, you use the preposition i (in) right before the month to say that something happens during that time, as in i januar (in January).
Where is the word for 'the' in Året?
In Danish, the word for 'the' is attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word in front of it. The word for year is an et-word (et år), so to say 'the year', you add -et to the end, making it året.
Why does begynder end in an 'r'?
In Danish, almost all verbs in the present tense end in -r. The dictionary form (infinitive) is at begynde (to begin), and adding the -r makes it begynder (begins). Since Danish verbs do not change based on who or what is doing the action, it is always begynder in the present tense, whether you are saying 'I begin' or 'the year begins'.