Breakdown of Deres indflydelse på samfundet er ikke altid god.
være
to be
ikke
not
god
good
deres
their / theirs
altid
always
på
on / at / in (a language) / of (after nouns like end or start)
samfundet
the society
indflydelsen
the influence
Questions & Answers about Deres indflydelse på samfundet er ikke altid god.
Why do we use på after indflydelse?
This is a set noun-preposition collocation. Just like in English where you have "influence on", Danish uses indflydelse på when talking about affecting an abstract concept, a thing, or a person.
Why is samfundet in the definite form when the English translation just says "society"?
In Danish, abstract or general concepts like "society" (samfundet), "nature" (naturen), or "life" (livet) usually take the definite suffix when referring to them in a broad, universal sense. English typically drops "the" in these cases.
How do we know to use god instead of godt at the end of the sentence?
The adjective god describes the subject noun phrase, Deres indflydelse. Because indflydelse is a common gender noun (en indflydelse), the adjective must agree with it by taking the common gender form god, rather than the neuter form godt.
Why does ikke come before altid?
In main clauses, central adverbs like ikke (not) and altid (always) go directly after the finite verb (er). When you have a cluster of these adverbs, the negative adverb (ikke) generally comes first, modifying the adverb of time or frequency that follows it.
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