Word
Det lader til at hun brygger den første kaffe ved sekstiden.
Meaning
It seems that she brews the first coffee around six o'clock.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Det lader til at hun brygger den første kaffe ved sekstiden.
hun
she
det
it (neuter)
kaffen
the coffee
den
the (common, before adjective)
Questions & Answers about Det lader til at hun brygger den første kaffe ved sekstiden.
How does the suffix -tiden work in sekstiden, and why do we use the preposition ved here?
Adding -tiden (literally: the time) to a number creates an approximation meaning around that hour. The preposition ved is standard here to indicate at or around a certain point in time. So ved sekstiden translates to around six o'clock.
I know lader usually means lets or allows, so why does Det lader til at mean It seems that?
The verb lade changes meaning entirely when paired with the preposition til. The fixed phrasal verb at lade til means to seem or to appear. The full expression det lader til at is a very natural, everyday way to say it seems that or it looks like in Danish.
Why doesn't the word order invert after at in at hun brygger?
The word at introduces a subordinate (dependent) clause. In Danish subordinate clauses, the subject (hun) always comes before the verb (brygger). Inversion (putting the verb before the subject) only happens in main clauses when something other than the subject starts the sentence.
Could I use laver instead of brygger for making coffee here?
Yes, absolutely. At lave kaffe (to make coffee) is the standard, most common phrase. Using brygger (brews) just adds a bit more descriptive detail, emphasizing the actual brewing process, which fits nicely when talking about someone's specific morning routine.