Word
Barnet vågner om natten.
Meaning
The child wakes up at night.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Barnet vågner om natten.
barnet
the child
om
in, at (with times of day)
natten
the night
vågne
to wake up
Questions & Answers about Barnet vågner om natten.
Why is the word for "the child" written as a single word, barnet?
In Danish, the word for "the" is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word. Since barn (child) is a neuter word (an et word), we add -et to the end to make barnet.
Why isn't there a word for "up" after vågner?
The Danish verb at vågne means the whole phrase "to wake up" all by itself, so no extra word is needed. The -r at the end tells us it is in the present tense.
Why is "at night" translated as om natten?
When you talk about something that happens habitually during a part of the day, Danish uses the preposition om followed by the noun in its definite form. Since nat is an en word, it gets the -en ending. Because it ends with a short vowel sound and a single consonant, the t doubles to become natten.