Breakdown of Vi forenkler hjemmet snarere end at lade tingene fylde i og med at det giver ro.
det
it (neuter)
vi
we
at
to
give
to give
lade
to let
end
than
tingen
the thing
roen
the peace
i og med at
inasmuch as
hjemmet
the home (personal, emotional)
snarere
rather (more accurately)
forenkle
to simplify
fylde
to take up space
Questions & Answers about Vi forenkler hjemmet snarere end at lade tingene fylde i og med at det giver ro.
Why is at lade in the infinitive here when the English translation uses the '-ing' form ('letting')?
After the phrase snarere end (rather than), Danish requires the infinitive form of the verb, often with at. Danish doesn't have a direct equivalent to the English '-ing' form (the gerund) for turning verbs into nouns, so you use the infinitive to contrast actions. Here it contrasts the main action forenkler with the alternative at lade.
How does the verb fylde mean 'take up space' here instead of 'fill'?
While fylde does mean 'to fill', in everyday Danish it is very commonly used without a direct object to mean 'to take up space' (for example, det fylder meget means 'it takes up a lot of space'). Here, lade tingene fylde implies letting objects unnecessarily take up physical or mental room in the home.
What does the phrase i og med at add to the sentence compared to just using fordi (because)?
I og med at is an advanced conjunction that translates best to 'since', 'given that', or 'inasmuch as'. It works similarly to fordi, but it emphasizes that the first part of the sentence is a natural, logical consequence of the second part. It is a fantastic phrase to use at the B2 level to make your reasoning sound more sophisticated.
How is the verb forenkler constructed?
It is built from the adjective enkel (simple). Adding the prefix for- to an adjective often creates a verb meaning 'to make [adjective]'. Therefore, at forenkle literally means 'to make simple' or 'to simplify', and forenkler is its present tense.
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