Breakdown of Vi plejer at vælge miljøvenlig transport i stedet for at flyve.
vi
we
flyve
to fly
at
to
vælge
to choose
pleje
to usually do
i stedet for
instead of
miljøvenlig
environmentally friendly
transporten
the transport
Questions & Answers about Vi plejer at vælge miljøvenlig transport i stedet for at flyve.
Why does the Danish sentence use at flyve when the English translation says "instead of flying"?
In Danish, there is no direct equivalent to the English "-ing" verb form used after prepositions. When you want to express "instead of doing something", you must use the phrase i stedet for at followed by the infinitive of the verb. So, "instead of flying" becomes i stedet for at flyve (literally "instead of to fly").
Why does the Danish sentence use plejer at vælge for "usually choose"?
Danish often uses the verb at pleje (to be in the habit of) to express what we do "usually" or "normally" in English. While English uses an adverb ("usually") next to the main verb, Danish uses the present tense verb plejer followed by the infinitive at vælge.
Why doesn't the adjective miljøvenlig have an -e or -t ending here?
Adjective endings depend on the gender and number of the noun they describe. Here, transport is a singular, indefinite, common gender (en) noun. Because of this, the adjective miljøvenlig stays in its base form. If it were a neuter (et) word, it would be miljøvenligt, and if it were plural or definite, it would be miljøvenlige.
How is the adjective miljøvenlig constructed?
It is a compound of the noun miljø (environment) and the adjective suffix -venlig (friendly). Danish uses this -venlig suffix exactly like English uses "-friendly", for example in brugervenlig (user-friendly) or børnevenlig (child-friendly).
Learn Vi plejer at vælge miljøvenlig transport i stedet for at flyve and more in Danish
All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.
- ✓ Practice with interactive exercises
- ✓ Track your progress with spaced repetition
- ✓Learn at your own pace — completely free