Breakdown of Kunden vil gerne købe disse bukser.
købe
to buy
ville
want to / will
gerne
gladly / would like to
bukserne
the trousers
kunden
the customer
disse
these
Questions & Answers about Kunden vil gerne købe disse bukser.
Why do we use disse here instead of denne or dette?
disse is the plural form of "this" (meaning "these"). Because bukser (trousers) is a plural noun, you must use disse. You use denne for singular en-words and dette for singular et-words.
Why is it bukser and not the definite form bukserne?
In Danish, when you use a demonstrative word like denne, dette, or disse, the noun that follows must always be in the indefinite form. So you say disse bukser (these trousers), never disse bukserne.
Why does købe end in -e instead of the present tense -r?
købe is in the infinitive (dictionary) form because it follows the modal verb vil (will/want). Just like in English where we say "want to buy" instead of "want buys", Danish uses the infinitive after a modal verb.
What exactly does gerne do in this sentence?
On its own, vil usually means "want to". Adding the adverb gerne (gladly) makes it much more polite. vil gerne is the standard way to say "would like to" in Danish, which is the polite way for a customer to speak in a shop.
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