Questions & Answers about Solen skinner gennem vinduet.
Why does the Danish sentence use skinner instead of a translation for "is shining"?
Danish does not have a separate present continuous tense like English does. The simple present tense word skinner translates to both "shines" and "is shining" depending on the context.
Could I use igennem instead of gennem in this sentence?
No, because it is followed directly by the noun vinduet. You use gennem as a preposition before an object. You typically use igennem when there is no noun following it, like if you just said Solen skinner igennem (The sun is shining through).
Why does vinduet end in -et instead of -en?
The word for window is et vindue, which is a neuter noun (an et-word). To make it definite ("the window"), you add the neuter suffix. Since vindue already ends in an 'e', you just add a -t to get vinduet.
Is the 'd' in vinduet pronounced?
No, the 'd' in vindue and vinduet is entirely silent. The root word is pronounced almost as if it were spelled "vinu".
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