Questions & Answers about Jeg forventer at han altid kommer.
Why does altid come before kommer here? I thought adverbs usually go after the verb.
You are right for regular sentences (main clauses), where you would say Han kommer altid. However, at han altid kommer is a subordinate clause (a sentence within a sentence, introduced by at). In subordinate clauses, central adverbs like altid, aldrig, and ofte must go right before the verb.
Does the verb forventer have anything to do with venter (to wait)?
Yes! Adding the prefix for- to venter changes the meaning from waiting to expecting. You can think of forventer as waiting for something specific to happen.
Do I have to include at (that), or can I just say Jeg forventer han altid kommer like we often do in English?
In everyday speech, Danes sometimes drop at, just like we drop the word that in English. However, it is grammatically safer and very common in written Danish to keep at so the start of the new clause is obvious.