Word
Vi var på ferie i juli.
Meaning
We were on holiday in July.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Vi var på ferie i juli.
være
to be
vi
we
i
in
på
on / at / in (a language) / of (after nouns like end or start)
Questions & Answers about Vi var på ferie i juli.
Why is the month juli not capitalized?
In Danish, months, days of the week, and seasons are always written with lowercase letters, unlike in English. That is why it is written as juli instead of July.
How does the verb var change if I want to say 'I was' instead of 'we were'?
It doesn't change at all! Danish verbs do not change depending on who is doing the action. Because var is the past tense of at være (to be), you use it for everyone: jeg var (I was), vi var (we were), and de var (they were).
Why do we use på in the phrase på ferie?
The word på generally translates to 'on', and just like in English, Danish uses it for the fixed expression på ferie (on holiday or on vacation). Prepositions can be tricky, so it is best to memorize these two words together as a set chunk.
Is there a rule for using i before juli?
Yes. When talking about an event happening in a specific month, year, or season, Danish uses the word i (in). So, just like in English, you say i juli (in July).