Word
Hun har pakket kufferten og bestilt en taxa.
Meaning
She has packed the suitcase and ordered a taxi.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Hun har pakket kufferten og bestilt en taxa.
How is the word pakket formed here?
It is the past participle of the regular verb at pakke (to pack). To form the present perfect, you take the stem of the verb by removing the final -e (pakk-) and add -et, making pakket. It is used with har to mean 'has packed'.
Why does bestilt end in just -t instead of -et?
Bestilt comes from the verb at bestille (to order). In Danish, regular verbs form their past participle by adding either -et or just -t to the stem. For bestille, you drop the final -e to get the stem (bestil-) and add -t, giving you bestilt.
Why isn't there a second har before bestilt?
Just like in English, when you connect two actions with og (and) that share the same subject and helping verb, you do not need to repeat it. The single har (has) applies to both pakket (packed) and bestilt (ordered).
Why does the sentence use kufferten (the suitcase) instead of 'hendes kuffert' (her suitcase)?
In Danish, it is very common to use the definite form ending in -en or -et (like kufferten) for personal items, body parts, or clothes when it is obvious from the context who the owner is.