Breakdown of Jeg sletter alt hvad hackeren prøver at udnytte.
jeg
I
hvad
what
prøve
to try
at
to
alt
everything / all (neuter, before a noun)
slette
to delete
udnytte
to exploit
hackeren
the hacker
Questions & Answers about Jeg sletter alt hvad hackeren prøver at udnytte.
Why do we use alt hvad here instead of alt hvad der?
In this sentence, the hacker is the subject of the relative clause (hackeren prøver...), and the "everything" is the object (the thing being exploited). You only use alt hvad der when "everything that" acts as the subject of the following verb (for example, "everything that works" would be alt hvad der virker).
Could I use som instead of hvad here, like alt som hackeren prøver?
No, it sounds unnatural in Danish. While som is normally the go-to word for "that" or "which" in relative clauses, when you are modifying the specific word alt (everything), you should always use hvad.
What is the difference between udnytte and a standard word for "use" like bruge?
bruge simply means "to use." udnytte means "to exploit" or "to take advantage of." In the context of a hacker, udnytte perfectly captures the malicious intent of exploiting a system vulnerability.
Should there be a comma before hvad?
It is optional but very common. Danish has two official comma systems. This sentence uses the system that drops the "start comma" before dependent clauses. However, writing it as Jeg sletter alt, hvad hackeren prøver at udnytte is equally correct and actually more common in everyday writing.
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