Questions & Answers about Hans kor synger i kirken om en uge.
Why is it om en uge and not i en uge?
In English, we say "in a week" for a future event, but in Danish, om is used to say when something will happen in the future. If you used i en uge, it would mean the choir is going to sing continuously for a whole week (duration)!
The English translation says "in the church in a week". Why does Danish use two different words (i and om) for "in" here?
Danish uses i for a physical location inside something, like i kirken (in the church). However, for a future point in time, Danish requires om, as in om en uge. You cannot use i for both, even though English uses "in" for both physical location and future time.
Why is it Hans kor instead of Sit kor?
The reflexive possessive sin (and its forms sit and sine) refers back to the subject of the sentence, but it can never be part of the subject itself. Since "his choir" is the one doing the singing, Hans kor is the subject, so we must use Hans.
The Danish sentence uses the present tense synger. Can we use present tense for something happening next week?
Yes! Just like in English where you can say "His choir is singing next week," Danish very often uses the simple present tense for future events, especially when there is a clear time phrase like om en uge to show it happens in the future.