Breakdown of Jeg læser afsnittet hvori de angiver reglen.
jeg
I
læse
to read
de
they
reglen
the rule
angive
to state
afsnittet
the section
hvori
in which
Questions & Answers about Jeg læser afsnittet hvori de angiver reglen.
How does hvori work here, and can I just say 'i som' instead?
hvori means 'in which' and is formed by combining hvor (where) with the preposition i (in). In Danish, you cannot put a preposition directly before the relative pronoun som (you cannot say 'i som'). Instead, formal written Danish uses these hvor + preposition compounds. In everyday speech, you would more likely split it up and put the preposition at the end of the clause: ... som de angiver reglen i.
Does hvori trigger a specific word order?
Yes, because hvori introduces a relative clause, which is a type of subordinate clause. This means it follows subordinate word order: Subject (de) comes first, followed by any central adverbs like ikke (if there were any), and then the verb (angiver).
Why is 'the rule' spelled reglen and not regelen?
The base noun is en regel (a rule). When adding the definite ending -en to words that end in -el, -er, or -en, Danish typically drops the extra e before the final consonant to make it flow better. So regel + en contracts into reglen.
What kind of word is afsnittet?
It means 'the section', 'the paragraph', or even 'the episode' of a series. The -et ending tells you that it is the definite form of a neuter noun, meaning the basic word is et afsnit.
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