Breakdown of Læreren taler meget tydeligt.
tale
to speak
læreren
the teacher
meget
very; much, a lot
tydelig
clear
Questions & Answers about Læreren taler meget tydeligt.
Why does tydeligt end in a -t here?
Because it is acting as an adverb describing how the teacher speaks. To make an adverb out of the adjective tydelig (clear), you add a -t to get tydeligt (clearly).
If we were talking about multiple teachers, would tydeligt change?
No. When used as an adverb to describe a verb (how they speak), tydeligt does not change to match plural nouns. It always keeps the -t ending.
If I want to say that the teacher is clear, do I still use the -t?
No. If you describe the teacher directly, you use an adjective. Because lærer is an en-word, you drop the -t and say læreren er tydelig. You only use the -t here because it describes the action of speaking.
I remember learning meget as much. Does it mean very here?
Yes. Meget can mean both much and very depending on the context. When placed before an adverb like tydeligt or an adjective, it translates to very.
Why is the word læreren and not just lærer?
Lærer means a teacher, but the sentence says the teacher. In Danish, the definite article (the) is added as a suffix to the end of the noun. Since lærer is an en-word, we add -en to get læreren.
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