Questions & Answers about Vi synes at politikeren taler for meget.
Why is synes used here instead of tror or mener?
Synes expresses a subjective opinion based on personal experience. Here, the speakers have actually heard the politician speak and are stating their personal feeling. If they were just guessing that he talks a lot without having heard him, they would use tror (to believe). If they were stating a formal, considered stance, they would use mener.
Can we leave out the word at in this sentence?
Yes! Just like you can drop "that" in the English sentence "We think the politician talks too much," you can often drop at in Danish. You could just say: Vi synes politikeren taler for meget.
Why use for meget here instead of for mange?
For meget means "too much" and is used for uncountable amounts, including actions like talking. For mange means "too many" and is only used with countable nouns, like if you wanted to say there are too many politicians (for mange politikere).
How does the word politikeren get its ending?
The base word is en politiker (a politician). In Danish, to make a noun definite (saying "the"), you attach the article to the end of the word. Adding -en to the end of the base word gives us politikeren (the politician).