Word
Jeg hader at stå tidligt op.
Meaning
I hate getting up early.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Jeg hader at stå tidligt op.
English uses the '-ing' form here ('getting up'). Why does Danish use at stå?
Danish doesn't have a direct equivalent to the English '-ing' form (the gerund) for activities. Instead, verbs expressing a preference or emotion, like hader (hate) or elsker (love), are followed by at plus the infinitive of the verb. It translates literally to 'I hate to get up'.
Why is tidligt placed between stå and op?
The phrase stå op (to get up) is a separable phrasal verb. In Danish, adverbs that modify a phrasal verb are very often sandwiched right between the main verb (stå) and its particle (op). Saying stå op tidligt sounds unnatural to a Danish ear.
Why does tidligt end in a -t?
It is acting as an adverb here because it describes how the action of getting up (stå op) happens. Similar to adding '-ly' in English, Danish typically forms an adverb by adding a -t to the base adjective (tidlig).