Breakdown of Jeg drikker kaffe om morgenen.
jeg
I
drikke
to drink
kaffen
the coffee
om
in, at (with times of day)
morgenen
the morning
Questions & Answers about Jeg drikker kaffe om morgenen.
Why do we use om here instead of a literal translation for "in"?
In Danish, the preposition om is used with parts of the day to express a habit or something that happens regularly. Saying om morgenen means "in the morning" as a general routine, like saying "every morning".
Why is there an extra -en at the end of morgenen?
In Danish, the word for "the" is attached to the end of a noun instead of being a separate word before it. The base word is morgen (morning), and adding the suffix -en makes it morgenen (the morning).
Why isn't there an article like "en" before kaffe?
Just like in English, uncountable things like liquids (kaffe, vand) don't need an article when you are talking about them generally. You simply say kaffe.
If I wanted to say "we drink coffee," would the verb drikker change?
No, Danish verbs are very simple in this way! They do not change depending on who is doing the action. The present tense verb drikker stays exactly the same for I, you, he, she, we, and they.
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