Breakdown of Han glemte pinkoden til kreditkortet hvilket var et problem.
være
to be
han
he
et
a / an (neuter)
glemme
to forget
problemet
the problem
til
to (preposition) / for (purpose) / at (an event or occasion) / at (good at something)
hvilket
which (referring to a clause) / which (relative, after a preposition, neuter noun)
pinkoden
the PIN code
kreditkortet
the credit card
Questions & Answers about Han glemte pinkoden til kreditkortet hvilket var et problem.
Why is hvilket used here instead of som or der for 'which'?
In Danish, som and der are used to refer back to a specific noun. However, when 'which' refers back to an entire situation or a whole preceding clause (in this case, the fact that he forgot the PIN code), you must use hvilket.
Why do we use til for 'for the credit card' instead of for?
The preposition til is highly common in Danish to show association or belonging. When talking about a code, key, or accessory that belongs to a specific object, til is the natural choice, similar to saying 'the PIN code to the credit card' in English.
How do the definite articles work on the compound words pinkoden and kreditkortet?
They follow standard Danish rules where the definite article is added to the very end of the word. The final parts of the compounds dictate the gender, resulting in the -en ending for the common gender kode and the -et ending for the neuter gender kort.
Is it grammatically correct to write this sentence without a comma before hvilket?
Under traditional Danish comma rules, there should be a comma before hvilket because it starts a new clause. However, under the newer, optional comma rules that many Danes use to avoid heavy punctuation, omitting this comma is completely acceptable.
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