Questions & Answers about Om morgenen er jeg træt.
Why do we use om instead of i for "in the"?
In Danish, the preposition om combined with the definite form of a time of day, like morgenen, is used to talk about habitual or recurring actions. It means "in the morning" generally, or "in the mornings", rather than on one specific morning.
Why does morgen have an -en at the end?
The -en is the definite article (the word "the") attached to the end of the noun. En morgen means "a morning", and morgenen means "the morning".
Why is the word order er jeg (am I) instead of jeg er (I am)?
Danish uses the "V2 rule", meaning the verb must always be the second idea in a main sentence. Because the time phrase Om morgenen takes up the first spot, the verb er has to come next, pushing the subject jeg to the third spot.
If the subject was plural (like "we"), would træt change?
Yes! Adjectives in Danish change based on who or what they describe. Because jeg is a single person, we use the base form træt. If the subject were plural, like vi (we), you would add an -e to make it trætte.