Breakdown of Han bliver hjemme fordi det regner.
han
he
det
it (neuter)
blive
to stay / to become
hjemme
at home
Questions & Answers about Han bliver hjemme fordi det regner.
Why do we use hjemme instead of hjem in this sentence?
The word hjemme is a locational adverb, meaning "at home" (staying in a specific place). You use hjem when there is movement towards your house, like going home. Since he is staying put, we must use the location form hjemme.
I thought bliver meant "becomes". Why does it translate to "stays" here?
You are right that at blive usually means "to become". However, whenever you pair it with a location, such as hjemme (at home) or her (here), its meaning changes to "stays" or "remains".
Why does the Danish sentence just use regner instead of a direct translation for "is raining"?
Danish does not have a continuous tense with an "-ing" equivalent. The simple present tense regner covers both "rains" and "is raining".
Since fordi starts a subordinate clause, does the word order change in the second half of the sentence?
The subject and verb remain in the standard order (det regner). However, it is a good reminder that if you added a small adverb like ikke (not), it would jump in front of the verb because it is a subordinate clause: fordi det ikke regner.