Breakdown of Miljøet her påvirker en.
her
here
miljøet
the environment
påvirke
to affect / to influence
en
one / you (objective)
Questions & Answers about Miljøet her påvirker en.
Why does this sentence use en at the end instead of man?
While man is the subject form of the general pronoun meaning 'one' or 'you', it cannot be used as an object. Because the pronoun receives the action of being affected by the environment, we must use its object form, which is en.
The translation says 'affects you', but isn't en just the word for 'a' or 'one'?
It can be, but here en functions as the object form of the impersonal pronoun man. While literal English would say 'The environment here affects one', we usually translate this general 'one' as 'you'. It refers to people in general rather than the person you are talking to.
Could I use dig instead of en if I want to say 'affects you'?
Yes, but it changes the meaning. Using dig makes the sentence specifically about the listener: 'The environment here affects YOU'. Using en keeps it general, meaning that the environment affects anyone who is here.
Does placing her before the verb break the V2 (verb-second) rule?
No, the verb påvirker is still in the second position. This is because the entire phrase Miljøet her (The environment here) acts together as a single subject block. The verb immediately follows this first block.
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