Pigen har let ved at læse teksten om fysikken.
The girl finds it easy to read the text about physics.
Breakdown of Pigen har let ved at læse teksten om fysikken.
pigen
the girl
læse
to read
om
about (concerning)
have let ved at
to find it easy to
Questions & Answers about Pigen har let ved at læse teksten om fysikken.
Why do we use the word ved in har let ved at læse?
Har let ved is a fixed Danish expression meaning "finds it easy" or "has an easy time". You will always use the preposition ved followed by at plus an infinitive verb (like at læse) when talking about an action someone finds easy to do.
The English translation says "about physics", so why is the Danish word fysikken in the definite (the) form?
In Danish, academic subjects, sciences, and abstract concepts often take the definite ending (-en or -et) when you talk about them as a general topic. So "physics" becomes fysikken (literally "the physics"), even though English leaves "the" out.
Why do we use om for "about" in this sentence?
When a text, book, or story is "about" a specific topic, Danish uses the preposition om. So teksten om fysikken simply translates to "the text about physics".
Could I just say Pigen synes, det er let at læse instead of using har let ved?
Yes! Pigen synes, det er let at læse (The girl thinks it is easy to read) is perfectly correct and means almost exactly the same thing. However, har let ved at is a very common idiom Danes use to express that someone has a natural ease or ability with a task, which is why it is important to learn.