Word
Ethvert barn har brug for frihed.
Meaning
Every child needs freedom.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Ethvert barn har brug for frihed.
barnet
the child
have brug for
to need
ethvert
every / any (neuter)
friheden
the freedom
Questions & Answers about Ethvert barn har brug for frihed.
Why is it ethvert and not enhver?
Both words mean "every" or "any." You use ethvert here because barn is a neuter noun (et barn). If the sentence used a common gender noun (en-word) like dreng (boy), it would be enhver dreng.
Why is barn in the basic singular form here?
After the distributive pronouns enhver and ethvert, the noun must always be in the singular indefinite form. You cannot use the plural (børn) or the definite form (barnet) directly after it.
Could I use the verb behøver instead of the phrase har brug for?
Yes, Ethvert barn behøver frihed is grammatically correct and means the exact same thing. However, the phrase har brug for (literally "has use for") is much more natural and common in everyday Danish when talking about needing something.
Why doesn't frihed have an article like en frihed?
Frihed (freedom) is an abstract, uncountable noun here. Just like in English, when you talk about an abstract concept in a broad, general sense, you drop the article.