Word
Journalisten afslørede hemmeligheden i interviewet.
Meaning
The journalist revealed the secret in the interview.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Journalisten afslørede hemmeligheden i interviewet.
i
in
hemmeligheden
the secret
journalisten
the journalist
afsløre
to reveal
Questions & Answers about Journalisten afslørede hemmeligheden i interviewet.
How would we turn this sentence into reported speech to fit the current lesson?
If you wanted to say 'He said that the journalist revealed the secret', you would use an at-clause: Han sagde, at journalisten afslørede hemmeligheden. Notice that the verb afslørede stays in the past tense to match the past tense of sagde (said). This is a great example of how the sequence of tenses works in Danish reported speech.
Why does the verb afslørede end in -ede?
This is the past tense of the verb at afsløre (to reveal). In Danish, most regular verbs form the past tense by adding either -ede or -te to the stem. Since this event already happened, we use the -ede ending.
What is the base form of hemmeligheden?
The base word is hemmelighed (a secret). A helpful tip for learners: Danish nouns that end in the suffix -hed (which is similar to English endings like -ness or -ity) are always en-words. To say 'the secret', you simply add -en to the end.
Why is it interviewet instead of just interview?
Even though interview is a loanword from English, it still follows Danish grammar rules. It is an et-word (et interview), so to say 'the interview', you attach the definite article -et directly to the end of the word.