Word
Hun ved alt om videnskab og geografi.
Meaning
She knows everything about science and geography.
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Breakdown of Hun ved alt om videnskab og geografi.
hun
she
og
and
vide
to know
alt
everything / all (neuter, before a noun)
Questions & Answers about Hun ved alt om videnskab og geografi.
Why does this sentence use ved instead of kender for the word knows?
We use ved (from the verb at vide) when talking about knowing facts, information, or having knowledge about a topic. You use kender (from at kende) when you are familiar with a person, place, or specific object. Because she knows facts about science and geography, ved is the correct choice.
The word for science is videnskab. Is that related to the verb at vide?
Yes! The word videnskab literally means the state or creation of knowledge. It contains the noun viden (knowledge), which comes directly from the verb at vide. Spotting these connections makes it much easier to remember long Danish words.
Why do we use alt here? What happened to al or alle?
When you want to say the English word everything as a general, standalone concept, you use the neuter form alt. You use al before singular common-gender nouns (like al mad meaning all food), and alle for plural nouns or when meaning everyone (like alle børn meaning all children).
Does the preposition om always mean about?
In this context, yes! When you are talking about a subject or topic, om translates to about. The combinations at vide noget om (to know something about) or at vide alt om (to know everything about) are very common fixed phrases you can memorize.