Breakdown of Hvilken leverandør får han bekræftelsen fra?
han
he
fra
from
få
to get, to receive / to have (children)
hvilken
which?
leverandøren
the supplier
bekræftelsen
the confirmation
Questions & Answers about Hvilken leverandør får han bekræftelsen fra?
Why is the preposition fra at the very end of the sentence?
Just like in English, Danish often leaves the preposition at the end of a question when asking what something is from, who someone is talking to, etc. This is called preposition stranding. You could technically say Fra hvilken leverandør får han bekræftelsen?, but leaving fra at the end is much more natural and common in everyday Danish.
Why do we use Hvilken instead of Hvilket here?
The word for 'which' changes based on the gender of the noun it belongs to. Because leverandør (supplier) is a common-gender noun (an en word, en leverandør), you must use Hvilken. If the noun were a neuter et word, you would use Hvilket.
Why is the word order får han instead of han får?
This is because of the Danish V2 rule, which states that the verb must be the second main element in a Wh-question sentence. The entire question phrase Hvilken leverandør acts as the first element. Therefore, the verb får must come in the second position, pushing the subject han to the third position.
How is the definite noun bekræftelsen formed?
The base noun is bekræftelse (confirmation), which is an en word. To say 'the confirmation', you need to add the definite ending. Because the base word already ends in an -e, you only add an -n to the end, resulting in bekræftelsen.
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