Word
Du skal lade være med at flytte min værktøjskasse.
Meaning
You must stop moving my toolbox.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Du skal lade være med at flytte min værktøjskasse.
du
you
min
my
at
to
skulle
to have to / must / to be going to
Questions & Answers about Du skal lade være med at flytte min værktøjskasse.
Why does lade være med at mean "stop" here when lade usually means "let"?
The phrase lade være med at is a very common fixed expression in Danish meaning "refrain from" or "stop [doing something]". While lade means "let" and være means "be", together they create this specific idiom. It is always followed by an infinitive verb, which in this case is flytte.
How would I ask "What toolbox must I stop moving?" using the spoken interrogatives from this lesson?
Since værktøjskasse is an en-word (because of en kasse), you would use hvad for en. You could ask: Hvad for en værktøjskasse skal jeg lade være med at flytte?
Why is there an at before flytte?
The phrase lade være med ends with the preposition med. When you follow it with a verb action, you need the infinitive marker at plus the infinitive form of the verb.
How do I know the gender of a compound word like værktøjskasse?
In Danish compound nouns, the gender is always determined by the very last word. Because it is en kasse (a box), the combined word is en værktøjskasse. This is why you must use min instead of mit.