Breakdown of Hvad synes du om min nye jakke?
ny
new
min
my
jakken
the jacket
hvad synes du om
what do you think of …?
Questions & Answers about Hvad synes du om min nye jakke?
Why is 'think' translated as synes here instead of tror or tænker?
In Danish, the word for 'think' changes depending on the context. You use synes when expressing a subjective opinion, like how a jacket looks. You would use tror for a guess or belief (like 'I think it will rain') and tænker for the active process of using your brain (like 'I am thinking about my lunch').
Why does the word for 'new' have an -e at the end (nye) if we are only talking about one singular jacket?
Adjectives in Danish usually add an -e for plural nouns, but they also take this -e ending whenever they come right after a possessive word like min (my), din (your), or hans (his). Because of the word min, the adjective ny becomes nye.
Is synes om a fixed phrase?
Yes. The phrase hvad synes du om... is the standard Danish way to ask 'what do you think of...' or 'how do you like...'. The verb synes means to have an opinion, and pairing it with the preposition om directs that opinion at a specific object.
Why do we use min instead of mit for 'my'?
Possessive words like 'my' have to match the gender of the noun they belong to. Because jacket is an en-word (en jakke), you must use the matching en-word form min. If it were an et-word, like et hus (a house), you would use mit.
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