Breakdown of Hun ventede på bussen i en time.
hun
she
en
a / an (common)
bussen
the bus
vente på
to wait for
timen
the hour
i
for (duration)
Questions & Answers about Hun ventede på bussen i en time.
Why does the verb ventede end in "-ede"?
This is the past tense ending for many regular verbs in Danish. The dictionary form is vente (to wait). Adding this ending makes it past tense, just like adding "-ed" in English.
Why do we use på after the verb instead of a word for "for"?
In Danish, the verb vente (to wait) is a package deal with the preposition på. Even though på usually means "on", you should memorize the set phrase: vente på means "to wait for".
How does the word bus become bussen (the bus)?
Danish puts the word for "the" at the end of the noun. The word for a bus is en bus. To say "the bus", you attach that -en to the end. Because bus has a short vowel sound, the final 's' is doubled before adding the ending, making it bussen.
Why does the sentence use i to say "for an hour"?
When you are talking about how long an action lasts, Danish uses the preposition i. Translating the English word "for" directly does not work here. So, "for an hour" translates to i en time.
Does time mean the same thing as the English word "time"?
No, this is a false friend (a word that looks English but means something else). In Danish, en time specifically means "an hour". If you want to talk about time in a general sense, the Danish word is tid.
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