Breakdown of Hun vil have nået milepælen forinden selvom det er en stor ambition.
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Questions & Answers about Hun vil have nået milepælen forinden selvom det er en stor ambition.
How is the future perfect (førfremtid) formed in the phrase vil have nået?
Just like in English, Danish forms the future perfect using vil have (will have) followed by the past participle of the main verb—in this case, nået (reached). This expresses that the action will be completely finished before a specific reference point in the future.
Could I use før instead of forinden to say "beforehand"?
No, før usually acts as a preposition or conjunction, meaning it needs an object or a clause after it (like før i morgen - before tomorrow). To say "beforehand" or "prior to that" as a standalone adverb, you need forinden or the phrase inden da.
Why is the verb er in the present tense when the first half of the sentence is talking about the future?
The subordinate clause selvom det er en stor ambition describes a state that is true right now, not just in the future. It is already a big ambition today. Danish naturally combines the future perfect in the main clause with the present tense in the subordinate clause when stating a current, ongoing fact.
Selvom introduces a subordinate clause. How would the word order change if we added an adverb like virkelig (really)?