Breakdown of Jeg kommer til at blive forvirret.
jeg
I
blive
to stay / to become
komme til at
to inevitably happen / to accidentally do
forvirret
confused
Questions & Answers about Jeg kommer til at blive forvirret.
Why do we use blive here instead of få when the English translation says "get"?
In English, we often use "get" to mean "become". However, the Danish verb få strictly means to obtain or receive something. Whenever "get" describes a change of state or feeling (like getting confused, getting tired, or getting old), you must use the copula verb blive (to become).
Since blive is a linking verb here, would forvirret change if the subject was plural?
Yes, it would! Adjectives that follow blive must match the subject. Because Jeg is singular, we use the basic form forvirret. If the sentence were "We are going to get confused", it would be Vi kommer til at blive forvirrede, adding the -e ending for the plural.
Why does this sentence use kommer til at for the future instead of vil?
In Danish, kommer til at is the standard way to talk about future events that happen naturally or are out of your direct control. If you used vil (Jeg vil blive forvirret), it would sound a bit like "I want to get confused," because vil often implies personal intention or desire.
Could I just say Jeg bliver forvirret instead of using the whole kommer til at phrase?
Yes, you could! Danish frequently uses the simple present tense to talk about the future. Depending on the context, Jeg bliver forvirret can mean either "I am getting confused" right now, or "I will get confused" later. Adding kommer til at just makes it absolutely clear that you are talking about the future.
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