Breakdown of Hvorfor spiser du ikke en mere varieret kost?
du
you
en
a / an (common)
spise
to eat
ikke
not
mere
more / anymore (with a negative)
hvorfor
why?
varieret
varied
kosten
the diet (food, fare)
Questions & Answers about Hvorfor spiser du ikke en mere varieret kost?
Why does ikke come after du here?
In Danish main clauses, sentence adverbs like ikke generally come after the subject. Because this is a question starting with a question word (Hvorfor), the verb (spiser) must come second, which pushes the subject (du) to the third spot, followed immediately by ikke.
Why do we say mere varieret instead of adding an ending to make it comparative?
Just like in English, longer adjectives and adjectives formed from verbs (like the past participle varieret) use mere (more) and mest (most) instead of taking the traditional -ere and -est endings.
Since kost is an en-word, why does varieret end in -et?
The -et here is not the neuter ending you normally add to adjectives for et-words. Instead, varieret is the past participle of the verb at variere (to vary). Past participles used as adjectives naturally end in -et, even when describing en-words like en kost.
I have seen the word kost used differently. Doesn't it also mean something else?
Yes! While en kost means a diet or fare (food) in this context, it is also the exact same word for a broom. You have to rely on the context of the sentence to know which one is meant.
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