Breakdown of Astronauten skal vænne sig til sin egen krop i vægtløsheden.
i
in
sin
his/her/its own (common)
skulle
to have to / must / to be going to
kroppen
the body
egen
own
vænne sig til
to get used to
astronauten
the astronaut
vægtløsheden
the weightlessness
Questions & Answers about Astronauten skal vænne sig til sin egen krop i vægtløsheden.
How would we apply this lesson's grammar and use hvad angår to make "the weightlessness" the topic of the sentence?
You would put the topic phrase at the start, which triggers the V2 (verb-second) rule, causing the verb and subject in the main clause to invert. It becomes: Hvad angår vægtløsheden, skal astronauten vænne sig til sin egen krop. The finite verb skal switches places with the subject astronauten to remain the second element in the sentence.
Why do we use sin instead of hans or hendes here?
Sin is the third-person reflexive possessive pronoun. It refers back to the subject of the clause, which is astronauten. If we used hans or hendes instead, it would mean the astronaut is getting used to someone else's body!
How does the phrase vænne sig til work?
It means "to get used to" or "to accustom oneself to". It requires a reflexive pronoun (here, sig) and the preposition til. Note that unlike the English "used to" (which can also refer to a past habit), vænne sig til only means the process of becoming accustomed. For past habits, you would use plejede at.
Why is it egen krop rather than eget or egne?
The word for "own" declines to match the gender and number of the noun it describes. Because krop is a common-gender noun (en krop), it takes the basic form egen. If it were a neuter noun (like et liv), it would be eget, and for plurals, it would be egne.
How is the word vægtløsheden constructed?
It is a compound built from vægt (weight), the suffix -løs (less), and the noun-forming suffix -hed (ness), ending with the definite suffix -en (the). Just like its English counterpart, vægtløshed describes the state of having no weight.
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