Breakdown of Et wienerbrød er godt til kaffen.
være
to be
et
a / an (neuter)
kaffen
the coffee
god
good
til
to (preposition) / for (purpose) / at (an event or occasion) / at (good at something)
wienerbrødet
the Danish pastry
Questions & Answers about Et wienerbrød er godt til kaffen.
Why does the word wienerbrød mean Danish pastry?
In Danish, wienerbrød literally translates to Vienna bread. This is because the technique of making this flaky pastry was actually brought to Denmark by Austrian bakers in the 19th century. English speakers call it a Danish because they first encountered it in Denmark, but Danes give credit to Vienna.
Why does godt have a -t at the end here?
The adjective must agree with the noun it describes. Because wienerbrød is an et word (neuter gender), as shown by the article Et at the start of the sentence, the base adjective god gets a -t ending to become godt.
Why do we use the preposition til instead of med to say with coffee?
In Danish, the preposition til is heavily used to talk about things that accompany each other, especially food and drinks. When you have a snack with your coffee, or bread with your soup, you use til rather than med.
Why does the sentence use the definite form kaffen when the English translation just says coffee?
Danish often uses the definite form (adding the -en suffix) for familiar, habitual concepts in daily life. While English uses the general, uncountable word coffee, Danish naturally says kaffen in fixed everyday phrases like til kaffen (with coffee) or over kaffen (over coffee).
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