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Efterhånden som det regnede, blev vejene mere og mere mudrede.
Meaning
As it rained, the roads became more and more muddy.
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Breakdown of Efterhånden som det regnede, blev vejene mere og mere mudrede.
det
it (neuter)
og
and
vejen
the road / the way (route to somewhere)
blive
to stay / to become
Questions & Answers about Efterhånden som det regnede, blev vejene mere og mere mudrede.
Why is the adjective mudrede and not just mudret or mudrete?
The base form of the adjective is mudret (muddy). Because it describes the plural noun vejene (the roads), it needs a plural ending. For adjectives ending in an unstressed -et, you drop the -t and add -de, making it mudrede.
Why do we use mere og mere mudrede instead of adding a comparative suffix to the adjective?
Adjectives ending in -et (like mudret) usually form their comparative and superlative using mere (more) and mest (most) instead of adding suffixes. So 'muddier' becomes mere mudret (or mere mudrede in the plural, as seen here), rather than taking an -ere ending.
Why is the verb blev placed before the subject vejene?
This is the V2 (verb-second) rule in action. The sentence starts with a subordinate clause (Efterhånden som det regnede), which occupies the first position. Therefore, the main clause must immediately start with its verb (blev) to keep the verb in the second overall position.
What exactly does Efterhånden som mean here, and could I just use som?
Efterhånden som translates to 'as' or 'gradually as', emphasizing a continuous process happening over time. You cannot use som by itself here; on its own, som means 'like' or acts as a relative pronoun ('who/which/that').