Breakdown of Hvorfor bliver drengen altid meget bleg og forvirret?
og
and
drengen
the boy
altid
always
blive
to stay / to become
meget
very; much, a lot
hvorfor
why?
bleg
pale
forvirret
confused
Questions & Answers about Hvorfor bliver drengen altid meget bleg og forvirret?
Why is "gets" translated as bliver here instead of får?
In Danish, får means "gets" in the sense of receiving a physical object (like getting a gift). When "gets" means "becomes" or describes a change of state or emotion (like getting pale or confused), you must use bliver.
Why does altid (always) come after the subject drengen?
This is because of the V2 rule, which says the verb must be the second idea in a main clause. Since the question word Hvorfor takes the first spot, the verb bliver has to come second. In inverted sentences like this, the subject (drengen) comes right after the verb, followed by short adverbs like altid.
Why are the adjectives bleg and forvirret in their base forms without any special endings?
Adjectives in Danish have to match the noun they describe. Because drengen (the boy) is a singular en-word, the adjectives take their basic, dictionary forms. If the sentence was about an et-word like barnet (the child), they would need a -t ending, and if it were plural, they would need an -e ending.
Forvirret ends in -et, which looks like a past tense verb. Can verbs be used as adjectives?
Yes! Forvirret is a past participle (a verb form used in perfect tenses, coming from the verb at forvirre, to confuse). Just like in English ("he is confused"), these verb forms are very commonly used as adjectives to describe feelings or states.
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