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Questions & Answers about Hvad synes du om filmen?
Why do we use synes here instead of tænker or tror for 'think'?
In Danish, there are three main words for 'think'. You use synes when you are asking for or expressing a personal opinion about something you have experienced, like watching a movie. Tror is used for beliefs or guesses (like 'I think it will rain'), and tænker is used for the literal act of using your brain to ponder or reflect.
What role does om play in this sentence?
In Danish, the phrase synes om is used together to mean 'think of' when asking for an opinion. It is also very commonly used to mean 'like'. For example, if you say jeg synes godt om filmen, it means 'I like the film' or literally 'I think well of the film'.
Why does synes end in an -s? Is this a passive verb?
No, it is not passive. Synes belongs to a small group of verbs that always end in -s in all their forms, including the infinitive (at synes). Even though it looks like a passive verb, it has an entirely active meaning. Because it already ends in -s, you do not add the usual present tense -r to the end.
How is 'the' expressed in the word filmen?
Unlike in English where 'the' is a separate word placed before the noun, Danish attaches the definite article directly to the end of the noun. Because film is a common-gender noun (an en-word), you add -en to the end, turning en film (a film) into filmen (the film).