Breakdown of Vi håber du snart sletter kommentaren.
du
you
vi
we
håbe
to hope
snart
soon
slette
to delete
kommentaren
the comment
Questions & Answers about Vi håber du snart sletter kommentaren.
Why is there no word for "that" after håber?
In Danish, just like in English, you can often leave out the subordinating conjunction at (that) when it connects a main clause to a subordinate clause. You could perfectly well say Vi håber, at du..., but dropping at is very common and natural in everyday speech.
Why is the adverb snart placed before the verb sletter?
Because du snart sletter kommentaren is a subordinate clause. Even though the word at is missing, the rule still applies: in subordinate clauses, central adverbs like snart (soon) or ikke (not) must come between the subject (du) and the verb (sletter). If this were a main clause on its own, it would be Du sletter snart kommentaren.
The English translation says "will delete soon", so why does it use the present tense sletter?
Danish frequently uses the present tense to talk about the future, especially when the sentence includes a time word like snart (soon) that already establishes the future meaning. You do not need to add a future helper verb like vil here.
How do you form the word kommentaren?
It is the definite form of the singular noun en kommentar (a comment). By attaching the -en suffix to the end, it becomes kommentaren, meaning "the comment".
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