Breakdown of Det er kedeligt at feje gulvet.
være
to be
det
it (neuter)
at
to
gulvet
the floor
kedelig
boring
feje
to sweep
Questions & Answers about Det er kedeligt at feje gulvet.
Why is there a -t at the end of kedeligt?
The adjective must agree with the grammatical subject of the sentence. Here, the subject is the dummy pronoun det (which is neuter), so the adjective takes the neuter -t ending. You will always use the -t form of an adjective in "Det er..." constructions.
Could I flip the sentence and say At feje gulvet er kedeligt?
Yes, structurally you can use the infinitive phrase as the subject at the beginning of the sentence. However, using det as an anticipatory subject (a placeholder) and moving the heavier verb phrase to the end is far more common and sounds much more natural in conversational Danish.
Does kedeligt only mean "boring" in Danish?
In the context of chores, it means "boring" or "tedious". However, at the B2 level, it is crucial to remember that kedeligt is also frequently used to mean "sad", "unfortunate", or "a pity" in other contexts (for example, Det er kedeligt, at du er syg means "It's a pity that you are sick").
Why does the sentence use the definite form gulvet instead of just et gulv?
When talking about common household chores, Danish usually uses the definite form to refer to the specific part of the house you are interacting with, just like English does. Because gulv is a neuter noun, it takes the -et suffix to become gulvet (the floor).
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