Breakdown of Synsprøven viste at mit syn er blevet sløret.
være
to be
min
my
blive
to stay / to become
at
that
vise
to show
synsprøven
the eye test
synet
the vision
sløret
blurred
Questions & Answers about Synsprøven viste at mit syn er blevet sløret.
Why does the sentence use er blevet instead of har blevet?
In Danish, verbs indicating a change of state or motion take the auxiliary verb at være (to be) rather than at have (to have) in the perfect tenses. Since blive (to become) represents a change of state, you must always use er blevet (has become), never har blevet.
Where would I put ikke if I wanted to say my vision has not become blurred?
Because at mit syn er blevet sløret is a subordinate clause, central adverbs like ikke must go before the first verb. So you would say: ...at mit syn ikke er blevet sløret. This is a common trap for learners, as main clauses put ikke after the verb.
Why does sløret end in a -t in this sentence?
Sløret acts as an adjective here, describing the noun syn (vision). Because syn is a neuter word (et syn, which is why we use mit), the adjective must take the neuter -t ending to agree with it, even though it comes after the verb.
Why is there an s in the middle of synsprøven?
The s is a binding letter used to glue the two nouns syn (vision) and prøve (test) together into a single compound noun. There is no strict rule for when to use a binding s, an e, or nothing at all, so it is best to memorize these compound forms as you meet them.
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