Breakdown of Han kører langsomt fordi det regner.
han
he
det
it (neuter)
køre
to drive / to ride (a bike) / to run (of a train or bus service)
fordi
because
regne
to rain
langsom
slow
Questions & Answers about Han kører langsomt fordi det regner.
Why does langsomt have a -t at the end?
It is an adverb of manner describing how he drives. In Danish, you usually create an adverb by adding a -t to the adjective langsom (slow). This works just like adding "-ly" in English to get "slowly".
Is langsomt also used for neuter nouns?
Yes! The adverb form langsomt looks exactly the same as the neuter adjective form. You would use the same word to say "a slow train" (et langsomt tog). You can tell it is an adverb here because it describes an action (kører) rather than a thing.
Why doesn't the sentence say something like "det er regner" for "it is raining"?
Danish does not have an "-ing" form (continuous tense) to show ongoing actions. Whether you mean "it rains" or "it is raining", you just use the simple present tense: det regner.
Does the word order change because of the word fordi?
fordi (because) starts a dependent clause. The normal order remains subject (det) then verb (regner). However, a key rule to remember is that small adverbs like ikke (not) move before the verb in these clauses. For example: fordi det ikke regner (because it is not raining).
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