Breakdown of Tågen er forfærdelig i dag, og det er overskyet.
være
to be
det
it (neuter)
og
and
i dag
today
overskyet
overcast
tågen
the fog
forfærdelig
terrible
Questions & Answers about Tågen er forfærdelig i dag, og det er overskyet.
Why does the second part of the sentence use det as the subject, while the first part doesn't?
In the first half, the specific noun tågen (the fog) is the subject. In the second half, we are describing a general weather condition (overskyet). Because Danish clauses need a subject, we use the dummy subject det (it) to fill that role when talking about general weather, just like in English.
Why is the adjective forfærdelig used here instead of forfærdeligt?
Adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. Tåge (fog) is an en word, which you can tell from its definite form tågen. Because it is a common gender word, we use the basic form forfærdelig without adding a neuter -t ending.
Does overskyet end in a -t because it describes the dummy subject det?
Yes! The dummy subject det acts as a neuter (et) word. Whenever an adjective describes det, it requires a neuter -t ending. The word overskyet already ends in a -t (because it originates from a verb form), so it perfectly matches the dummy subject without needing an extra letter.
Why is i dag written as two words?
Unlike the English word today, Danish time expressions that use i are almost always written as two separate words. You will also see this rule in phrases like i morgen (tomorrow) and i går (yesterday).
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