Breakdown of Han drømmer om at blive pilot fordi han elsker at flyve.
han
he
flyve
to fly
elske
to love
at
to
Questions & Answers about Han drømmer om at blive pilot fordi han elsker at flyve.
Why is there no "en" before "pilot"?
When using blive (to become) or være (to be) to talk about professions, nationalities, or religions, Danish usually drops the indefinite article (en or et). So, you say at blive pilot (to become a pilot) rather than at blive en pilot.
Why do we use "om" after "drømmer"?
The verb at drømme (to dream) teams up with the preposition om (about/of) to show what someone is dreaming about. It works just like the English phrases "dream of" or "dream about".
Why does the word "at" appear twice in this sentence?
The word at is the infinitive marker, which works just like the English word "to" before a verb. You need it here before the dictionary forms of the verbs blive (to become) and flyve (to fly).
Is "fordi han elsker at flyve" a subordinate clause, and does that change the word order?
Yes, fordi (because) starts a subordinate clause. The subject han and verb elsker stay in the normal order here. But remember as a quick refresher: if you wanted to add a small adverb like ikke (not), it would jump in front of the verb in a subordinate clause, making it fordi han ikke elsker at flyve.