Breakdown of Vi ansætter kun erfarne sygeplejersker på hospitalet.
vi
we
på
on / at / in (a language) / of (after nouns like end or start)
hospitalet
the hospital
sygeplejersken
the nurse
ansætte
to hire
kun
only
erfaren
experienced
Questions & Answers about Vi ansætter kun erfarne sygeplejersker på hospitalet.
Why is the adjective spelled erfarne instead of "erfarene"?
The base form of the adjective for "experienced" is erfaren. Because it ends in "-en", it drops the "e" in the last syllable when you add the plural "-e" ending to match sygeplejersker. This spelling change is called syncopation, making it erfarne instead of the clunky "erfarene".
Why do we use the preposition på here instead of i for "at the hospital"?
In Danish, you generally use på with public institutions and workplaces. Just like you are på skolen (at the school) or på apoteket (at the pharmacy), you work på hospitalet rather than i hospitalet.
Could kun be placed at the end of the sentence?
No, kun (only) is a central adverb. In a standard main clause like this, central adverbs must be placed immediately after the conjugated verb, which is ansætter in this sentence.
What is the literal breakdown of the word sygeplejersker?
It is a compound word made of syge (sick) and plejersker (carers, from the verb at pleje). The suffix -ske originally denoted a female worker, but today sygeplejerske is the official job title for all nurses, regardless of gender.
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