Word
Han køber et wienerbrød hos bageren hver søndag.
Meaning
He buys a Danish pastry at the baker's every Sunday.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Han køber et wienerbrød hos bageren hver søndag.
han
he
et
a / an (neuter)
købe
to buy
søndag
Sunday
Questions & Answers about Han køber et wienerbrød hos bageren hver søndag.
Why is a 'Danish pastry' called wienerbrød?
Wienerbrød literally translates to 'Vienna bread'. It got this name because the baking technique was actually brought to Denmark by Austrian bakers in the 19th century. So what the rest of the world calls a 'Danish', the Danes call 'Viennese'!
Why do we use the preposition hos here instead of på or i?
In Danish, you use hos when you are at someone's house, place of business, or with a specific person or professional. Since bageren refers to the baker as a person or their specific shop, hos is the correct preposition, much like saying 'at the baker's' or 'at the doctor's' (hos lægen) in English.
The English translation says 'at the baker's'. Why isn't there an 's' on bageren?
In English, we use the possessive 'baker's' (short for baker's shop). In Danish, you don't use a possessive form here. You simply use the definite form of the noun, bageren (the baker), along with the preposition hos. Literally, you are saying 'with the baker'.
Why is it hver søndag and not hvert søndag?
The word for 'every' changes depending on the gender of the noun. Because søndag is a common gender word (en søndag), you use hver. If the noun were neuter, like et år (a year), you would use hvert, as in hvert år (every year).