Breakdown of Solopgangen var forbløffende i morges.
være
to be
i morges
this morning (in the past)
solopgangen
the sunrise
forbløffende
astonishing
Questions & Answers about Solopgangen var forbløffende i morges.
Why does the sentence use i morges instead of translating this morning word-for-word as denne morgen?
In Danish, when referring to this morning in the past (a morning that has already happened today), you must use the fixed expression i morges. While denne morgen exists, it is rarely used in everyday speech and sounds very formal. Note that if you were talking about tomorrow morning, you would use a completely different phrase: i morgen tidlig.
What is the -s at the end of morges doing?
It is a remnant of an old genitive (possessive) ending used in historical Danish for certain time expressions. In modern Danish, you do not need to worry about the grammar behind it; just memorize i morges as a fixed chunk for this morning (past). You will see the same historical ending in i aftes for last night.
The adjective forbløffende ends in -ende. Would it get a -t or -e ending if the subject changed?
No, it never changes. Forbløffende is a present participle, similar to English words ending in -ing. When a present participle is used as an adjective in Danish, it is completely rigid. It takes no endings for neuter, plural, or definite forms.
How is the compound noun Solopgangen built?