Questions & Answers about Du bør have en sund livsstil.
Why do we use have instead of har here?
Because bør is a modal verb, just like kan or vil. In Danish, modal verbs are followed by the infinitive (the dictionary form) of the main verb without at (to). So we use the infinitive have instead of the present tense har.
How is bør different from skal?
Bør translates to 'ought to' or 'should'. It gives strong advice or states what is generally the right thing to do. Skal means 'must' or 'have to' and is more of an obligation or a command. Using bør here makes it a strong recommendation rather than a strict rule.
Why is the adjective sund and not sundt or sunde?
Adjectives in Danish have to match the gender and number of the noun they describe. Because livsstil is a singular, common gender (en-word) noun, the adjective takes its basic form, sund. If it were a neuter noun (an et-word), it would be sundt, and if it were plural, it would be sunde.
How is the word livsstil built?
It is a compound noun made of two words you might already know: liv (life) and stil (style). They are joined together by an s, which is a very common connecting letter in Danish compound words.