Word
Den trådløse forbindelse er ikke altid problemfri.
Meaning
The wireless connection is not always trouble-free.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Den trådløse forbindelse er ikke altid problemfri.
være
to be
ikke
not
den
the (common, before adjective)
altid
always
Questions & Answers about Den trådløse forbindelse er ikke altid problemfri.
What is the difference between the suffixes -løs and -fri in this sentence?
Both mean without, but they carry different tones. -løs (similar to the English suffix -less) neutrally states that something functional or expected is missing, like a wire in trådløs. -fri (similar to -free) specifically means you are liberated from something unwanted, which is why we use it in problemfri (trouble-free).
Why does trådløse have an -e at the end?
It takes the definite -e ending because it is part of a definite noun phrase starting with the front article Den. Whenever you have a structure with a definite article + adjective + noun, the adjective must end in -e.
If trådløse gets an -e, why doesn't problemfri get an ending here?
problemfri is acting as a predicate adjective, meaning it comes after the verb (er) to describe the subject. Because the subject Den trådløse forbindelse is singular and common gender (an en word), problemfri stays in its basic dictionary form. If the subject were plural, it would take the plural ending and become problemfrie.
What does the root word tråd in trådløse mean on its own?
tråd literally means thread or wire. So trådløs directly translates to wire-less. You will also see tråd used in everyday Danish for sewing thread, or in a digital context for an email thread.