Questions & Answers about Hun lever stadig.
Why is there no word for "is" or "alive" in the Danish sentence?
In English, we use the verb "to be" plus the adjective "alive" (She is alive). Danish simply uses the verb at leve (to live). So Hun lever translates literally to "She lives," which is the natural way to say "She is alive" in Danish.
Why does stadig come at the end of the sentence?
In a main clause like this, Danish follows a strict rule where the verb (lever) must be the second piece of information. The subject (Hun) is first, the verb is second, and short adverbs like stadig (still) come right after the verb.
Could I use endnu instead of stadig here?
Yes, you can! Both stadig and endnu can mean "still." Hun lever endnu is also perfectly correct and means the exact same thing. Stadig is just a bit more common in everyday speech for this context.
Doesn't lever also mean "liver" (the body part)?
Yes, it does! En lever means "a liver." However, in this sentence, it is clearly the present tense of the verb at leve (to live) because it is the action being performed by the subject Hun (she).
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