Breakdown of Både bussen og toget er forsinkede.
være
to be
og
and
bussen
the bus
toget
the train
forsinket
delayed
både … og
both … and
Questions & Answers about Både bussen og toget er forsinkede.
How does the phrase både ... og work here?
In Danish, både [A] og [B] is the standard way to express "both [A] and [B]". It is a set phrase, so you will always see både paired with og when linking two things together like the bus and the train in this sentence.
Why does forsinkede end with an -e?
Because it describes a plural subject! Even though bussen and toget are singular on their own, together they make a plural subject (two vehicles). In Danish, adjectives usually get an -e added to the end when they describe plural nouns.
Why do the words for bus and train have different endings (-en vs -et)?
This shows the definite article ("the") attached to the end of each noun. Bus is an en-word (common gender), so "the bus" becomes bussen. Tog is an et-word (neuter gender), so "the train" becomes toget.
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