Breakdown of Tilskuerne var vrede på dommeren.
være
to be
vred
angry
på
on / at / in (a language) / of (after nouns like end or start)
dommeren
the judge / the referee
tilskueren
the spectator
Questions & Answers about Tilskuerne var vrede på dommeren.
Why is it vrede and not just vred?
Because the subject, tilskuerne (the spectators), is plural. In Danish, adjectives must agree with the noun they describe. The base adjective is vred (angry), and you add an -e to make the plural form vrede.
Why use the preposition på to mean at in this sentence?
Prepositions rarely translate directly between English and Danish. When you want to say you are angry at or with someone in Danish, the correct phrase to memorize is vred på (or vrede på in the plural).
How do we get the ending for the word tilskuerne?
The base noun is en tilskuer (a spectator). Nouns that end in -er usually just add an -e in the plural, making it tilskuere (spectators). To make it definite (the spectators), you add -ne to that plural form, which results in tilskuerne.
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