Breakdown of Faren glemte løftet fordi han ikke ville deltage i forældremødet.
han
he
i
in
ikke
not
glemme
to forget
faren
the father
ville
want to / will
fordi
because
deltage
to attend / to take part, to participate
løftet
the promise
forældremødet
the parent-teacher meeting
Questions & Answers about Faren glemte løftet fordi han ikke ville deltage i forældremødet.
Does ville deltage mean "would participate" or "wanted to participate" here?
It translates to "wanted to participate" here, but it can actually mean both! ville is the past tense of vil. It can express a past desire ("wanted to") or a future action viewed from the past ("would"). Here, his lack of desire is the reason he forgot, but you will also see ville used purely for future in the past.
Why is ikke placed before the verb ville instead of after it?
Because the sentence part starting with fordi is a subordinate clause. In a normal main clause, ikke comes after the verb (like han ville ikke). But in a subordinate clause, adverbs like ikke must jump in front of the first verb.
Løftet means "the promise", but why does it end in -t instead of -n?
Because the word for promise is an et-word: et løfte. To say "the promise", you add -t, making it løftet. This is a great word to memorize because many Danish nouns ending in -e are en-words, so this one can easily trick you.
How is the compound word forældremødet formed?
It is made from forældre (parents) and mødet (the meeting). In Danish compound nouns, the gender and the definite ending are always decided by the final word. Since it is et møde, the whole word gets the -t ending.
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