Word
Vi kører til et andet land.
Meaning
We are driving to another country.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Vi kører til et andet land.
et
a / an (neuter)
køre
to drive / to ride (a bike) / to run (of a train or bus service)
vi
we
landet
the country
Questions & Answers about Vi kører til et andet land.
Why do we use andet instead of anden in this sentence?
We use andet because the noun it describes, land (country), is a neuter word. You can easily spot this because it follows the neuter article et (a). When describing an et word, the base word anden changes its ending to become andet.
How do you know if andet means 'other' or 'another'?
Danish uses the exact same root word for both! In this sentence, et andet land literally translates to 'a other country', which naturally becomes 'another country' in English. If you wanted to talk about 'other countries' in the plural, you would drop the et and use the plural form andre lande.
Does kører mean we are actually steering the car ourselves?
Not necessarily! While kører translates to 'drive', it is also the general verb used for traveling by any vehicle with wheels. You use kører whether you are driving a car yourself or just sitting as a passenger on a bus or train.
Why is there no Danish word for 'are' before kører?
Danish does not use the 'am/is/are doing' pattern that English uses for ongoing actions. The single present tense verb kører covers both 'drive' and 'are driving'. You just use the context of the sentence to know which translation sounds better in English.