Word
Kvinderne byggede et stærkt fællesskab fordi de altid støttede hinanden.
Meaning
The women built a strong community because they always supported each other.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Kvinderne byggede et stærkt fællesskab fordi de altid støttede hinanden.
kvinden
the woman
et
a / an (neuter)
de
they
altid
always
Questions & Answers about Kvinderne byggede et stærkt fællesskab fordi de altid støttede hinanden.
How does the word hinanden work in this sentence?
hinanden translates to "each other" and is used when a plural subject does an action to one another. Here, it acts as the object of the verb støttede (supported) and refers back to de (they). It does not change based on gender or number, so you use the exact same word anytime two or more people do something to each other.
Why does altid come before the verb støttede? Shouldn't it be de støttede altid?
You are noticing a very important rule! The word fordi (because) starts a subordinate clause (a dependent part of the sentence). In a normal main sentence, the verb comes before the adverb (De støttede altid hinanden). However, in a subordinate clause, short adverbs like altid, ofte, or ikke must jump in front of the verb.
Why is there a -t at the end of stærkt?
In Danish, adjectives have to match the gender of the noun they describe. Because the word for community is an et-word (et fællesskab), the base adjective stærk (strong) gets a -t added to the end to become stærkt.
How is the word kvinderne built from the base word kvinde?