Breakdown of Glasmassen bliver formet i det omfang at den stadig er glødende.
være
to be
den
it (common)
at
that
blive
to be (passive auxiliary)
stadig
still (continuing)
i det omfang
to the extent that
glasmassen
the glass mass
forme
to shape
glødende
glowing
Questions & Answers about Glasmassen bliver formet i det omfang at den stadig er glødende.
Is the word at strictly necessary in i det omfang at?
No, it is optional. The phrase i det omfang means "to the extent", and adding at makes it "to the extent that". Just like in English, you can often drop the "that", meaning i det omfang den stadig er glødende is also perfectly correct and very common.
Why is the adverb stadig placed before the verb er in the second part of the sentence?
Because i det omfang at introduces a subordinate clause (a dependent clause). In Danish subordinate clauses, central adverbs like stadig (still) or ikke (not) must be placed between the subject (den) and the finite verb (er).
Could I use er formet instead of bliver formet here?
Not without changing the meaning. bliver formet uses the blive passive, which focuses on the ongoing action ("is being shaped"). If you used er formet (the være passive), it would focus on a completed state ("has already been shaped"). Since the sentence describes an active process while the glass glows, bliver is required.
What kind of word is glødende, and does it change if the noun is plural?
glødende (glowing) is a present participle, formed by adding -ende to the verb at gløde (to glow). Unlike standard adjectives, present participles in Danish never change their endings to match the gender or number of the noun, so it remains glødende regardless of what it describes.
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