Breakdown of Hun keder sig fordi filmen er langsom.
være
to be
hun
she
filmen
the film
fordi
because
langsom
slow
kede sig
to be bored
Questions & Answers about Hun keder sig fordi filmen er langsom.
Why do we use sig after keder in this sentence?
In Danish, to express being bored, you use the reflexive verb at kede sig, which literally translates to to bore oneself. Since the subject is Hun (she), the matching reflexive pronoun is sig (herself).
How would this sentence change if I wanted to say I am bored?
The reflexive pronoun must always match the subject of the sentence. If you change the subject to Jeg (I), the reflexive pronoun becomes mig (myself). The first half of the sentence would become: Jeg keder mig.
Does the word fordi change the word order?
No, fordi (because) introduces a subordinate clause (a dependent part of the sentence). In Danish subordinate clauses, the subject normally comes right before the verb. That is why it remains filmen er (the movie is) and does not invert.
Why does the sentence use langsom instead of langsomt?
Adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. The word for movie is en film (a common-gender noun), which becomes filmen (the movie). Because it is an en word, the adjective keeps its basic form langsom. If you were describing an et word, you would have to add a -t.
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