Word
Mormor og morfar kommer på søndag.
Meaning
Grandma and Grandpa (mother's side) are coming on Sunday.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Mormor og morfar kommer på søndag.
og
and
komme
to come
på
on / at / in (a language) / of (after nouns like end or start)
søndag
Sunday
Questions & Answers about Mormor og morfar kommer på søndag.
How do Danish grandparent names like mormor and morfar work?
Danish is very specific about family trees! Mormor literally means mother's mother, and morfar is mother's father. If they were from the father's side, they would be farmor and farfar.
Why is kommer translated as "are coming" instead of "come"?
Danish does not have a continuous tense (an "-ing" form) to show ongoing action. The simple present tense kommer covers both "come" and "are coming." You just choose the translation that makes the most sense in English.
Can the present tense kommer be used for a future event like this coming Sunday?
Yes! It is extremely common in Danish to use the present tense for planned future events. You just need to include a specific time phrase, like på søndag, so people know you mean the future.
How does på søndag tell us this is happening in the future?
Using the preposition på before a day of the week specifically means "this coming [day]." If you wanted to say "last Sunday" instead, you would change the preposition to i and add an -s to the day, making it i søndags.