Breakdown of Har din far nogensinde skrevet en roman?
en
a / an (common)
skrive
to write
have
to have
din
your (singular)
faren
the father
nogensinde
ever
romanen
the novel
Questions & Answers about Har din far nogensinde skrevet en roman?
Why is the verb form skrevet instead of a regular ending?
The verb at skrive (to write) is a strong verb, meaning it changes its vowel in the past forms rather than just adding a regular ending. The 'i' changes to an 'e' to make the past participle skrevet (written).
Why does nogensinde (ever) go before skrevet?
In a Danish question with a compound verb (like 'has written'), the helping verb har goes first. The main verb skrevet gets pushed later in the sentence. Adverbs like nogensinde slot in right after the subject (din far) and before that main verb.
Does en roman mean 'a Roman'?
No, this is a classic false friend! In Danish, en roman means a novel (a book). If you wanted to talk about a person from Rome, you would say en romer.
Why is it din far and not dit far?
The word far (father) is a common gender noun (an en-word, en far). Therefore, you must use the matching possessive form din (your). You would only use dit for neuter et-words.
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