Word
Konsekvensen er at vi ikke lader ham spille videospillet.
Meaning
The consequence is that we do not let him play the video game.
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Questions & Answers about Konsekvensen er at vi ikke lader ham spille videospillet.
Why is there no at before the infinitive spille?
In Danish, the verb lade (to let) is a causative verb. Just like in English where we say "let him play" instead of "let him to play", Danish uses the bare infinitive spille without at when it follows lader.
Why does ikke come before the verb lader in this sentence?
The word at (that) introduces a subordinate clause. In Danish subordinate clauses, sentence adverbs like ikke must be placed before the conjugated verb. If this were a main clause, the word order would be vi lader ham ikke spille.
Could I use the subject pronoun han since he is the one playing the game?
No, because he is the object of the main action we are taking, which is letting. Since we let him, you must use the object pronoun ham after lader.
How do we know the gender of the compound noun videospillet?
In Danish compound nouns, the gender is always determined by the final word. Since spil is a neuter noun (et spil), the entire word takes the neuter definite suffix -et to become videospillet (the video game).