Breakdown of Han arbejder som bager i bageriet selvom han har svært ved at stå tidligt op.
han
he
arbejde
to work
i
in
selvom
even though
Questions & Answers about Han arbejder som bager i bageriet selvom han har svært ved at stå tidligt op.
How does the -eri suffix work in the word bageriet?
The suffix -eri is used to create nouns that describe an activity, a state, or a place where an activity happens. Here, adding -eri to the noun bager (baker) or the verb at bage (to bake) creates bageri (bakery), meaning the physical place where the baking activity occurs. The -et at the end just makes it definite (the bakery).
Why is the preposition ved used in the phrase har svært ved?
In Danish, the fixed expression for having a hard time doing something is at have svært ved noget. The preposition ved connects the adjective svært (difficult) to the action that is causing the difficulty, which is introduced here by the infinitive phrase at stå tidligt op.
Why does the adverb tidligt come between stå and op?
The verb at stå op (to get up) is a phrasal verb consisting of a main verb (stå) and a particle (op). When you add a short adverb that modifies the action, like tidligt (early), it typically splits the verb and its particle in Danish.
Why does tidligt end with a -t instead of just being tidlig?