Breakdown of Skolen ligger tæt på parken.
parken
the park
skolen
the school
ligge
to lie (be lying down) / to be located
tæt på
close to, near
Questions & Answers about Skolen ligger tæt på parken.
Why does the Danish sentence use ligger (lies) instead of er (is)?
In Danish, when describing the location of buildings, places, or objects, we typically use positional verbs like ligger (lies) or står (stands). Because a school is a broad structure spread out on the ground, it takes ligger. While using er is understandable, ligger sounds much more natural to native speakers.
What is the literal translation of tæt på?
The word tæt usually means "tight" or "dense", and på means "on". Together, they form the fixed phrase tæt på, which is the most common way to say "close to" or "near" in everyday Danish.
Could I use nær instead of tæt på to say "near"?
Yes, you can. Skolen ligger nær parken is grammatically correct and means the same thing. However, tæt på is very common in spoken Danish, so it is an important phrase to get comfortable with.
Why is it spelled skolen and not skoleen?
In Danish, you add -en to the end of common gender words to say "the". However, if the noun already ends in an -e (like skole does), you just add an -n to avoid an awkward double vowel.
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