Word
Tomaterne vokser godt derinde i drivhuset.
Meaning
The tomatoes are growing well in there in the greenhouse.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Tomaterne vokser godt derinde i drivhuset.
i
in
tomaten
the tomato
godt
well (adverb)
vokse
to grow
Questions & Answers about Tomaterne vokser godt derinde i drivhuset.
Can I use vokser if I want to say that I am growing the tomatoes?
No, that is a common trap for English speakers! The verb vokse only means to grow in the sense of the subject itself getting bigger. If you want to say that you are growing or cultivating plants, you must use the transitive verb dyrke instead. For example: Jeg dyrker tomater.
Why is it derinde with an -e at the end, rather than just derind?
Danish uses the -e ending on spatial adverbs to show location (being stationary) rather than motion. Because the tomatoes are already inside the greenhouse and just staying there, we use the stationary form derinde. If you were actively moving into the greenhouse, you would use the motion form derind.
Could the manner adverb godt be placed after derinde?
No, standard Danish word order places the adverb of manner (godt) before the adverb of place (derinde). The natural pattern is how before where, so vokser godt derinde flows perfectly, while reversing them feels very unnatural to a native speaker.
What is the literal meaning of drivhus?
It literally translates to driving house. The verb at drive can mean to force or to urge in Danish. A drivhus is essentially a forcing house where you force plants to grow faster or earlier than they would in the natural outdoor climate.