Breakdown of Vi vil møde lægen klokken halv seks.
vi
we
lægen
the doctor
seks
six
møde
to meet
ville
want to / will
klokken
the clock; o'clock, the time (of day)
halv
half
Questions & Answers about Vi vil møde lægen klokken halv seks.
Why does halv seks mean "half past five" instead of half past six?
In Danish, when you use halv (half), you are looking ahead to the next hour. It literally means "halfway to six". So halv seks is 5:30, or half past five! This takes some getting used to for English speakers.
Wait, doesn't vil mean "will"?
It is a very common "false friend"! In Danish, vil means "want to", not the future tense "will". Because of this, vi vil møde means "we want to meet" rather than "we will meet".
Where is the word for "at" before the time?
Danish doesn't use a preposition like "at" when telling the time. You simply say klokken (which literally means "the clock") followed directly by the time.
Why does the word for doctor end in -n here (lægen)?
That -n at the end is how Danish says "the". The base word is læge (doctor). Because it is an en-word, you attach -n to the end to make it lægen (the doctor).
Why is the verb møde not in the present tense (møder)?
Møde is in the infinitive (the base form) because it follows vil. Just like in English, whenever you use a verb like "want to", "can", or "must", the main action verb that comes right after it drops its present tense ending.
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