Breakdown of Det er ikke mig der skal undskylde. Det er omvendt.
være
to be
det
it (neuter)
ikke
not
mig
me
skulle
to have to / must / to be going to
der
who, which (relative, subject)
undskylde
to apologize
omvendt
the other way round, conversely
Questions & Answers about Det er ikke mig der skal undskylde. Det er omvendt.
Why is der used here for "who" instead of hvem or som?
In Danish, hvem is mostly used to ask questions, not to connect sentences. To say "who" or "that" in a relative clause, you use som or der. You can use der here because it is the subject of the action (the one doing the apologizing). You could also use som, but der is extremely common when referring to the subject.
Why does it say mig instead of jeg?
Just like in everyday English where we say "It is me" rather than "It is I", Danish uses the object pronoun mig after the verb at være (to be) in these types of sentences.
Does skal mean "will" or "should" in this context?
Here, skal means "should" or "have to". While skal is often used to talk about the future, its core meaning relates to obligation, necessity, or duty. The speaker is saying it is not their duty to apologize.
How does omvendt translate to "the other way round"?
Omvendt is the past participle of the verb at vende om, which means "to turn around" or "to reverse". In Danish, saying that a situation is omvendt is the standard way to express that it is "reversed", "the other way round", or "vice versa".
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