Breakdown of Hvad angår rumstationen, mangler vi stadig det nye modul.
vi
we
ny
new
det
the (neuter, before adjective)
stadig
still (continuing)
Questions & Answers about Hvad angår rumstationen, mangler vi stadig det nye modul.
How does the phrase hvad angår affect the word order in the rest of the sentence?
The entire phrase hvad angår rumstationen counts as the first position in the sentence. Because Danish strictly follows the V2 (verb-second) rule in main clauses, the verb mangler must come exactly in the second position. This triggers inversion, pushing the subject vi to the third position.
Is angår conjugated or changed to match the noun that follows it?
No, hvad angår is a fixed phrase. It literally means 'what concerns,' and it stays exactly the same whether the noun following it is singular, plural, common gender, or neuter.
Why is the adverb stadig placed after vi instead of before the verb?
In Danish main clauses, central adverbs like stadig (still) generally go after the first verb and the subject. Since the V2 rule forces the subject vi to swap places with the verb mangler, stadig naturally lands directly after vi.
In the phrase det nye modul, why is there an -e on the end of nye?
When you put a freestanding definite article like det before an adjective, the adjective must take the definite ending, which is almost always -e. Even though modul is a neuter word, the adjective form changes from the basic neuter nyt to the definite nye.