Breakdown of Børnene får lov til at se en film i aften.
en
a / an (common)
barnet
the child
se
to see / to look at
at
to
filmen
the film
i aften
tonight
få lov til
to be allowed to
Questions & Answers about Børnene får lov til at se en film i aften.
Why does the Danish sentence use "får lov" to mean "are allowed"?
Danish doesn't have a single everyday verb that means "to be allowed." Instead, you use the phrase at få lov, which literally translates to "to get permission."
Why do we need both "til" and "at" before the verb "se"?
The fixed phrase for getting permission to do something is at få lov til. Because the next word is a verb (se), you must also use the infinitive marker at. You cannot skip til in this structure.
How exactly is "børnene" (the children) formed from the singular?
The singular word is et barn (a child), which has the irregular plural form børn (children). To make it definite ("the children"), you add the definite plural suffix -ene, resulting in børnene.
Why is "tonight" translated as "i aften" instead of a single word?
Danish expresses "tonight" or "this evening" using the preposition i (in) plus the noun aften (evening). Keep in mind that it must always be written as two separate words in Danish.
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