Breakdown of Jeg glemmer altid hvad for nogle skruer du helst vil have.
jeg
I
du
you
have
to have
glemme
to forget
altid
always
ville
want to / will
skruen
the screw
helst
preferably
hvad for nogle
what kind of (plural)
Questions & Answers about Jeg glemmer altid hvad for nogle skruer du helst vil have.
Why do we use hvad for nogle here instead of hvilke?
Both mean "which", but hvad for nogle is much more common in everyday spoken Danish. Hvilke sounds more formal and is mostly used in writing. We use the plural nogle (rather than en or et) because the noun it refers to, skruer (screws), is plural.
Why does altid come after the verb in Jeg glemmer altid, but helst comes before the verb in du helst vil have?
This perfectly shows the difference between a main clause and a subordinate clause! Jeg glemmer altid is a main clause, so the verb comes second and the adverb (altid) follows it. The second half of the sentence is an indirect question, which acts as a subordinate clause. In subordinate clauses, adverbs like helst, altid, or ikke must go before the verb.
What exactly does helst mean in this sentence?
Helst is the superlative form of gerne (gladly). While gerne vil have means "would like to have", and hellere vil have means "would rather have", helst vil have means "would most like to have" or "would prefer".
Why do we need have at the end? Couldn't we just say du helst vil?
In English, you can use "want" for both actions ("I want to go") and physical objects ("I want the screws"). In Danish, vil is a modal verb that usually needs another verb to complete its meaning. When you want a physical object, you must use vil have (want to have).
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