Breakdown of I slutningen af semesteret afleverer vi opgaven.
vi
we
opgaven
the assignment
aflevere
to hand in; to drop off (a child, a parcel)
semesteret
the semester
i slutningen af
at the end of
Questions & Answers about I slutningen af semesteret afleverer vi opgaven.
Why do we use "i" in "i slutningen af" when English says "at the end of"?
Danish uses i (in) for this specific phrase, literally meaning "in the end of." It mirrors its opposite, i starten af (at the start of). You cannot translate the English "at" directly with ved or på here.
Could I use "i løbet af" instead of "i slutningen af" here?
You could grammatically, but it changes the meaning. I løbet af semesteret means "during the semester" (meaning the hand-in happens at some unspecified time while the semester is ongoing), whereas i slutningen af narrows it down specifically to the final part of the term.
Why does the verb "afleverer" come before the subject "vi"?
This is the V2 (verb-second) rule in action. The entire phrase I slutningen af semesteret counts as the first block of information. The verb afleverer must come immediately after it in the second position, which pushes the subject vi into the third spot.
Why does the word for "the semester" end in "-et"?
Because semester is an et-word (neuter gender) in Danish. To say "the semester," you add the neuter definite suffix -et to get semesteret.
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