Word
Cykelstien er blevet fjernet fordi vejen er for lille.
Meaning
The bike lane has been removed because the road is too small.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Cykelstien er blevet fjernet fordi vejen er for lille.
være
to be
vejen
the road / the way (route to somewhere)
for
too
lille
small
Questions & Answers about Cykelstien er blevet fjernet fordi vejen er for lille.
Why do we use er in er blevet fjernet instead of har to say "has been"?
In Danish, the verb blive (to become/be) takes være (to be) as its helper verb in the present perfect, not have. So instead of saying "has been", Danish literally says "is become" (er blevet). You then add the past participle of the main verb, which is fjernet (removed), to complete the passive voice.
Does the past participle fjernet need to agree with the subject cykelstien?
Yes! In a blive-passive sentence, the past participle of the main verb acts like an adjective and must agree with the subject's gender and number. Since cykelstien is a singular en word (common gender), fjernet takes the standard form ending in -t. If the subject were plural, it would be fjernede.
How do we break down the word cykelstien?
It is a compound noun made from cykel (bicycle) and sti (path or trail). In Danish compound nouns, the gender is determined by the final word. Since sti is an en word, we add the definite suffix -en to the very end to get cykelstien (the bike lane).
Does the word order change after the conjunction fordi?