Breakdown of Han arbejder som frivillig, ikke også?
han
he
arbejde
to work
også
also
ikke
not
som
as (in a role)
frivillig
volunteer / voluntary
Questions & Answers about Han arbejder som frivillig, ikke også?
Why is there no article before frivillig?
When talking about someone's profession, role, or identity in Danish, you generally leave out the indefinite article (en or et). You say som frivillig (as a volunteer) rather than som en frivillig.
Is frivillig an adjective or a noun here?
It acts as a noun here, but it comes from the adjective frivillig (voluntary). In Danish, you can often use adjectives as nouns to describe a person who has that trait.
How does ikke også work to mean 'right'?
Literally meaning 'not also', ikke også is the most common way to form a tag question in Danish. It acts as a catch-all for English tags like 'right?', 'doesn't he?', or 'isn't it?' and is used when you expect the listener to agree.
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