Breakdown of Det er på tide at vi går hjem.
være
to be
det
it (neuter)
vi
we
gå
to walk / to go / to go out, to fail (of power)
hjem
home
at
that
på tide
about time
Questions & Answers about Det er på tide at vi går hjem.
Why does the sentence use på tide instead of just på tid?
På tide is a fixed expression meaning "about time" or "high time". The -e ending on tide is a leftover from an old case system Danish no longer uses, but you will still see it frozen in set phrases like this one and i tide (in time).
The English translation says "went home" in the past tense. Why does the Danish sentence use the present tense går?
English uses a past tense here ("went") to express a hypothetical or desired situation. Danish is more straightforward: because the action of going home is happening right now or in the immediate future, it simply uses the present tense går.
I often confuse hjem and hjemme. Why is it hjem here?
You use hjem when there is movement toward a destination, such as walking home (vi går hjem). You use hjemme when there is no movement and you are already at the location (for example, vi er hjemme, meaning "we are at home").
Could I just say Det er på tide at gå hjem without using vi?
Yes! If you use the infinitive phrase at gå hjem (to go home), it makes a great general statement. Using at vi går hjem just makes it specific to "us".
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