Breakdown of Det er uretfærdigt og urimeligt at hun skal arbejde uden at få løn.
være
to be
hun
she
det
it (neuter)
og
and
Questions & Answers about Det er uretfærdigt og urimeligt at hun skal arbejde uden at få løn.
The words uretfærdigt and urimeligt both start with the prefix u-. What are their root words?
The u- prefix in Danish works just like "un-" or "in-" in English to make a word negative. The root adjectives here are retfærdig (fair or just) and rimelig (reasonable). Adding u- simply flips their meaning.
Why do both uretfærdigt and urimeligt end with a -t here?
They end in -t because they are adjectives describing the dummy pronoun det (it). Because det is a neuter word, the adjectives must agree with it by taking the neuter -t ending.
Why does the Danish sentence say "uden at få" instead of using an "-ing" word like the English "getting"?
Danish doesn't have a direct equivalent to the English "-ing" verb form (the gerund) after prepositions. When you want to say "without doing something" in Danish, you use the preposition uden followed by at + the infinitive verb. Literally, this translates to "without to get" (uden at få).
The translation says she "must" work. Why does the Danish sentence use skal instead of må?
While må can mean "must" for a personal necessity or a logical conclusion, skal is the standard verb for external obligations (like a rule, a schedule, or an employer's demand). Since she is required to work by an outside force, skal is the most natural choice here.