Word
Receptionisten sørger for at vi får et nyt værelse.
Meaning
The receptionist ensures that we get a new room.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Receptionisten sørger for at vi får et nyt værelse.
et
a / an (neuter)
vi
we
værelset
the room
ny
new
Questions & Answers about Receptionisten sørger for at vi får et nyt værelse.
Why is there a for before at in this sentence?
The verb at sørge pairs with the preposition for to mean 'to ensure' or 'to take care of'. In Danish, when a verb phrase ends in a preposition, you keep that preposition right before an at-clause (that-clause). In English, we often drop it or add 'it' (sees to it that), but Danish just links them directly: sørger for at.
What would at sørge mean if we left out the for?
On its own, at sørge means 'to mourn' or 'to grieve'. The preposition is essential here to change the meaning to 'ensure' or 'take care of'.
Why is the adjective spelled nyt instead of ny?
This is a quick refresher on gender agreement. The noun værelse (room) is an et-word (neuter). Therefore, the adjective ny gets a -t ending to match it, becoming nyt.
If we added ikke (not) to the at-clause, where would it go?
It would go between the subject (vi) and the verb (får). Because at vi får et nyt værelse is a subordinate clause, sentence adverbs like ikke must come before the verb, making it: ... at vi ikke får et nyt værelse.