Breakdown of Drengen går i bad efter fodbold.
drengen
the boy
fodbolden
football (the game)
efter
after
gå i bad
to have a shower
Questions & Answers about Drengen går i bad efter fodbold.
Why does the sentence use går i bad instead of translating "has a shower" word-for-word?
In Danish, the most common way to say "having a shower" or "taking a bath" is to say that someone "goes in bath" (går i bad). You cannot translate the English phrase "have a shower" word-for-word into Danish. Another common option you might hear is tager et bad (takes a bath).
Does bad mean a shower or a bathtub?
It actually covers both! If you want to be very specific about taking a shower, you can use the word brusebad, but in everyday speech, most Danes just say bad whether they are standing in a shower or sitting in a tub.
How does drengen mean "the boy"? Where is the word for "the"?
In Danish, the word for "the" is added to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word in front of it. Because dreng (boy) is an en-word, you simply add -en to the end to make drengen (the boy).
Could går mean "is going" here as well?
Yes! Danish doesn't have a separate verb form for things happening right now (like "is going"). The verb går translates to both "goes" (as a routine) and "is going" (right now). Because of this, the sentence could also mean "The boy is having a shower after football."
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