Breakdown of Lægen vil tjekke pigens hukommelse i forhold til før.
pigen
the girl
lægen
the doctor
ville
want to / will
før
before
Questions & Answers about Lægen vil tjekke pigens hukommelse i forhold til før.
How exactly does i forhold til work in this sentence, and could I just use end?
The phrase i forhold til means "in relation to" or "compared to". You cannot use end (than) here because we are not using a comparative adjective like "better" or "faster". Instead, we are directly comparing the girl's current memory with the past (før).
Does vil tjekke mean "will check" or "wants to check"?
Here, vil means "wants to". The Danish modal verb vil expresses a wish, desire, or intention. If you just wanted to state a pure future fact (that the doctor is going to check it later), you would normally use kommer til at tjekke.
Why do we add an -s to the definite word pigen to make pigens?
To show possession in Danish, you simply attach an -s to the noun, even if it already has the definite ending attached. Unlike English, Danish rarely uses words like "of" for possession, so saying something like "hukommelsen af pigen" would sound very unnatural.
Can før be placed right after i forhold til like this?
Yes! While i forhold til is often followed by a noun or a pronoun, it can also be followed directly by an adverb of time like før (before) or nu (now). It functions as a quick, natural way to say "compared to how it was before" without needing a full clause.