Questions & Answers about Jeg vil gerne dele maden med jer.
How does the verb dele relate to our current lesson on fractions?
While dele translates to "share" in this sentence, it also means "to divide" or "to split into parts." In mathematics and when working with fractions, you use at dele for division, and the related noun en del means a part or a fraction of a whole.
Why do we use the phrase vil gerne here instead of just vil?
On its own, vil translates to "want to" or expresses a strong intention, which can sound a bit demanding. Adding the adverb gerne (gladly) softens the phrase to mean "would like to," making it the standard, polite way to express a desire in Danish.
Why is the pronoun at the end jer instead of dig?
Jer is the plural object form of "you," meaning the speaker is talking to two or more people. If you were offering to share the food with only one person, you would use the singular object pronoun dig.
Why does dele appear without the infinitive marker at (to)?
The verb dele follows vil, which is a modal verb. In Danish, modal verbs always take the bare infinitive of the main verb without at, exactly like how we say "will share" rather than "will to share" in English.