Breakdown of Keder du dig i din nye skole?
du
you
i
in
ny
new
din
your (singular)
skolen
the school
kede sig
to be bored
Questions & Answers about Keder du dig i din nye skole?
Why do we need the word dig here? Doesn't keder du mean "are you bored"?
In Danish, the verb for "to be bored" is at kede sig. It is a reflexive verb, which means it requires a reflexive pronoun that matches the subject. You are literally asking "do you bore yourself", so you need dig (yourself) to complete the meaning.
If a normal statement is Du keder dig, why is the word order Keder du dig here?
To form a yes/no question in Danish, you swap the subject and the verb. The verb Keder moves to the front, the subject du comes second, and the reflexive pronoun dig stays right behind the subject.
Why does the adjective nye end in an -e when skole is a singular word and there is only one school?
You might remember that adding an -e to an adjective usually makes it plural, but it is also used for the definite form. Possessive words like din (your) trigger this definite form. Whenever you put a possessive word in front of an adjective, the adjective must take the -e ending. That is why ny becomes nye.
How do I know to use din instead of dit for "your" in this sentence?
You choose the possessive pronoun based on the gender of the noun it belongs to. Because skole is an en-word (en skole), you must use din. If the noun were an et-word, you would use dit.
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