Breakdown of Hver anden hændelse i logbogen er meget mistænkelig.
være
to be
i
in
meget
very; much, a lot
hver anden
every other
Questions & Answers about Hver anden hændelse i logbogen er meget mistænkelig.
Why do we use hver anden here instead of hvert andet, and why isn't hændelse plural?
Hændelse is a common gender noun (en hændelse), so it requires the common gender words hver and anden. When expressing alternating intervals in Danish, such as 'every other' or 'every second', you always use the singular indefinite form of the noun, exactly like in English.
Could hver anden hændelse also translate to 'any other incident' in English?
No, it strictly means 'every second incident' in a sequential sense. If you wanted to express 'any other incident' (meaning all alternative incidents), you would need to use enhver anden hændelse.
Why doesn't the adjective mistænkelig get an -e at the end, even though we are talking about incidents in a specific, known logbook?
Although the logbook is specific, the actual subject of the sentence is hver anden hændelse. Expressions starting with hver are treated as grammatically indefinite and singular. Therefore, the adjective mistænkelig takes the basic indefinite singular form to match the common gender subject.
Is the noun hændelse related to a specific verb?
Yes, it comes directly from the verb at hænde, which means 'to happen' or 'to occur'. Adding the noun-forming suffix -else turns it into an 'occurrence' or 'incident'.