Breakdown of De bliver hjemme fordi de er syge.
være
to be
de
they
syg
sick
blive
to stay / to become
hjemme
at home
fordi
because
Questions & Answers about De bliver hjemme fordi de er syge.
Why do we use hjemme instead of hjem in this sentence?
Hjemme describes a location (being at home), while hjem describes a direction (moving towards home). Since they are staying in one place, we use the locational form with the extra -e at the end.
I thought bliver meant "become". Why is it translated as "stay" here?
The verb at blive often means "to become", but it can also mean "to stay" or "to remain" depending on the context. When it is paired with a location like hjemme, it means "to stay".
Why is there an -e at the end of syge?
In Danish, adjectives must match the noun or pronoun they describe. Because the subject de (they) is plural, the adjective syg (sick) needs the plural ending -e to become syge.
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