Breakdown of Læser du avisen? — Ja, det gør jeg.
jeg
I
du
you
det
it (neuter)
læse
to read
avisen
the newspaper
ja
yes
gøre
to do / to make (cause to be)
Questions & Answers about Læser du avisen? — Ja, det gør jeg.
Why is there no word for "are" in Læser du avisen?
Danish doesn't have a separate "am/is/are doing" form. The single present tense verb læser covers both "read" and "are reading". So, Læser du translates perfectly to "Are you reading".
Where is the word for "the" in avisen?
In Danish, "the" is usually attached to the end of the noun. The word for "newspaper" is avis. By adding -en to the end, it becomes avisen, meaning "the newspaper".
Why does the answer say det gør jeg instead of just translating "I am"?
When replying to a yes/no question about a general action (like reading), Danish uses the verb gør (do). You cannot translate "Yes, I am" directly here. Instead, you say Ja, det gør jeg, which literally means "Yes, that do I".
Why is the word order det gør jeg and not jeg gør det?
Danish short answers often pull det (that) to the front to refer back to the question. Because Danish has a strict "verb-second" rule, the verb gør must come right after det, pushing the subject jeg to the third spot.
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