Breakdown of Han opfandt telefonen for hundrede år siden.
han
he
telefonen
the phone
hundrede
hundred
året
the year
for
for (preposition)
opfinde
to invent
siden
ago
Questions & Answers about Han opfandt telefonen for hundrede år siden.
How exactly does for ... siden translate to "ago" in this sentence?
In Danish, "ago" is expressed by placing the amount of time between the words for and siden. Here, the time period hundrede år (a hundred years) is sandwiched in the middle, creating the overall meaning "a hundred years ago".
Is opfandt an irregular past tense verb?
Yes, it is the past tense of opfinde (to invent). It follows the exact same irregular pattern as the common verb finde (to find), which becomes fandt in the past tense.
Why doesn't the word år have a plural ending to match "years"?
The word år (year) is a neuter noun that keeps the exact same form in the plural. So, whether you are talking about et år (one year) or hundrede år (a hundred years), the word remains completely unchanged.
Why isn't there a word for "a" before hundrede år?
Unlike English, which uses "a hundred", Danish commonly drops the word for "a" or "one" (et) before exact hundreds and thousands. You can simply say hundrede år directly.
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