Breakdown of Den lange lur hjalp mig meget.
hjælpe
to help
lang
long / far (distance)
den
the (common, before adjective)
mig
me
meget
very; much, a lot
luren
the nap
Questions & Answers about Den lange lur hjalp mig meget.
Why doesn't the noun lur have the definite ending -en here?
When you add an adjective like lange to a definite noun, Danish requires the freestanding article den, det, or de, and the noun itself drops its attached ending. So it is den lange lur, never den lange luren.
Is hjalp an irregular verb?
Yes, it is the past tense of at hjælpe (to help). It is a strong verb, meaning it changes its core vowel rather than taking a standard ending. The forms to memorize are hjælpe (infinitive), hjælper (present), hjalp (past), and har hjulpet (present perfect).
I know søvn means sleep. How is en lur different?
En lur specifically means a nap, a short period of sleep usually taken during the day. The common phrase for taking a nap is at tage en lur. Søvn, on the other hand, refers to the general concept or biological state of sleep.
Can meget mean both very and a lot?
Exactly. When placed before an adjective or adverb, meget means very (for example, meget stor means very big). But when it modifies an action verb as it does here with hjalp, it acts as an adverb of degree meaning a lot or much.
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