Questions & Answers about Skynd dig, ellers kommer du for sent.
Why is it Skynd dig and not just Skynd?
In Danish, the verb to hurry (at skynde) is reflexive. This means you must include a pronoun that matches the person, like mig (myself) or dig (yourself). To tell someone to hurry, you are literally saying hurry yourself.
Why is the word order kommer du instead of du kommer?
The word ellers (otherwise) counts as the first element in that part of the sentence. Because Danish follows the verb-second rule, the verb kommer must take the second position, pushing the subject du to the third position.
Why does the sentence use the verb kommer (comes) instead of a word for being?
In Danish, the standard way to express being late to an appointment or event is the phrase at komme for sent (literally, to come too late). While English uses the verb to be for this, Danish uses the verb to come.
Does the word for mean the same thing here as it does in English?
Not quite! When for is placed directly in front of an adjective or adverb like sent (late), it means too. So the phrase for sent translates directly as too late.