Word
Til foråret tager vi i sommerhuset.
Meaning
In the spring we are going to the summer house.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Til foråret tager vi i sommerhuset.
vi
we
i
in
til
to (preposition) / for (purpose) / at (an event or occasion) / at (good at something)
foråret
the spring
Questions & Answers about Til foråret tager vi i sommerhuset.
Why use Til instead of I for 'In the spring'?
This is the core of your current lesson! Danish uses til plus the definite season to talk about the future. So, til foråret means 'this coming spring'. If you used i, saying i foråret, it would mean 'last spring' (the past).
Why is 'spring' written as foråret with the -et at the end?
When using i or til to talk about specific past or future seasons, Danish always puts the season in its definite form. Since forår (spring) is a t-word, we add -et to make it foråret (the spring).
Why is the word order tager vi instead of vi tager?
This is a quick refresher on the V2 (verb-second) rule. Because the sentence starts with the time phrase Til foråret, the verb (tager) must be the second piece of information. The subject (vi) has to swap places and come right after the verb.
Why use tager for 'going' instead of går?
In Danish, at gå specifically means to physically walk on foot. If you are traveling somewhere, going on a trip, or using a vehicle, you use at tage (which literally means 'to take').
Why do we say i sommerhuset instead of til sommerhuset?