Breakdown of I takt med at digitaliseringen fortsætter, bliver alting mere kompliceret.
blive
to stay / to become
mere
more / anymore (with a negative)
kompliceret
complicated
fortsætte
to continue
alting
everything
i takt med at
as (parallel development)
digitaliseringen
the digitalisation
Questions & Answers about I takt med at digitaliseringen fortsætter, bliver alting mere kompliceret.
What does i takt med at literally mean, and how is it used in this sentence?
It literally translates to 'in pace with that' or 'in time with that.' It acts as a subordinating conjunction to describe parallel development, meaning two processes are happening simultaneously and influencing each other, much like 'as' in English.
Why is the word order bliver alting instead of alting bliver in the second half?
This is the classic Danish V2 (verb-second) rule in action. The entire subordinate clause (I takt med at digitaliseringen fortsætter) occupies the first position in the main sentence. Therefore, the main verb bliver must take the second position, forcing the subject alting to come immediately after it.
Why does kompliceret end with a -t?
The adjective kompliceret describes the pronoun alting (everything). In Danish, indefinite pronouns like alting, noget, and ingenting are treated as grammatically neuter, so any adjectives modifying them must take the neuter -t ending.
Is the definite ending on digitaliseringen required here?
Yes. While English often drops the article for broad concepts (preferring just 'as digitalisation continues'), Danish typically requires the definite ending (-en or -et) when referring to general phenomena, abstract concepts, and societal shifts.
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