Breakdown of Vi skal jo tjekke skemaet.
vi
we
skulle
to have to / must / to be going to
jo
you know (modal particle, shared knowledge)
tjekke
to check
skemaet
the schedule (timetable)
Questions & Answers about Vi skal jo tjekke skemaet.
Why do we use jo in this sentence, and what does it mean?
The word jo is a small particle used when the speaker believes the listener already knows this information, or that it is a shared, obvious fact. In English, we often express this by adding "you know," "as you know," or "of course." Here, it implies that both people already realize they need to check the schedule.
Why is jo placed exactly where it is?
In a standard Danish main clause, short adverbs like jo, ikke, and altid go right after the first verb. Here, the first verb is the modal verb skal, so jo comes immediately after it, pushing the main verb (tjekke) further back in the sentence.
Why isn't there an at (to) before the verb tjekke?
Because tjekke follows the modal verb skal (have to / must). Just like in English where we say "must check" instead of "must to check," Danish drops the word at after modal verbs.
How is the word skemaet (the schedule) formed?
The base word is et skema (a schedule), which is an et word (a neuter noun). To make it definite (the schedule), you attach the -et ending to the word, giving us skemaet.
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