Word
Flyet er landet, men det er ofte forsinket.
Meaning
The plane has landed, but it is often delayed.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Flyet er landet, men det er ofte forsinket.
Why does it say er landet (is landed) instead of 'har landet' (has landed)?
In Danish, verbs that show a movement or a change of state (like at lande, to land) use at være (to be) instead of at have (to have) to build the present perfect tense. So, er landet translates to 'has landed' in English.
Why use det for 'it' instead of den?
The pronoun det refers back to flyet (the plane). Because et fly is a neuter noun (an et-word), you must use the matching neuter pronoun det when replacing it.
Why is ofte (often) placed after the verb er?
In a main clause, Danish follows the V2 rule where the verb comes second, and central adverbs like ofte (often) or ikke (not) come immediately after that first verb.
Should forsinket (delayed) get an extra 't' at the end because it describes a neuter noun?
Normally, an adjective describing an et-word gets a 't' at the end. However, forsinket is a participle that already ends in -et, so it does not take an extra 't' to agree with flyet.