Word
Jeg har travlt fordi jeg skal videre.
Meaning
I am busy because I have to move on.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Jeg har travlt fordi jeg skal videre.
jeg
I
skulle
to have to / must / to be going to
fordi
because
have travlt
to be busy
Questions & Answers about Jeg har travlt fordi jeg skal videre.
Why is there no verb for "move" or "go" after skal?
In Danish, when a modal verb like skal (have to / must) is combined with a directional word like videre (onward), you can drop the main verb of motion entirely. Jeg skal videre literally translates to "I must onward", which is the standard and natural way to say "I have to move on."
Why does the Danish sentence use har instead of er for "I am busy"?
In Danish, the phrase is at have travlt (to have busy). You use the verb at have (to have) rather than the verb for "to be". You cannot say jeg er travlt, because being busy is treated grammatically as something you have, not a state you are in.
What exactly does videre mean here?
Videre means "further" or "onward." It is a directional adverb showing continuation. When used with a modal verb, it gives the sense of progressing to the next place, appointment, or task.
Does the word fordi change the word order of the sentence?
Fordi (because) starts a subordinate clause. While the subject (jeg) and verb (skal) stay in their normal order here, you would notice a change if you added a small adverb like ikke (not). In a subordinate clause, ikke goes before the verb, making it: fordi jeg ikke skal videre.