Word
For mit vedkommende foretrækker jeg den akustiske genre.
Meaning
As for me, I prefer the acoustic genre.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of For mit vedkommende foretrækker jeg den akustiske genre.
jeg
I
den
the (common, before adjective)
min
my
for
for (preposition)
Questions & Answers about For mit vedkommende foretrækker jeg den akustiske genre.
How does the structure for mit vedkommende work, and can I use it with other pronouns?
Literally translating to 'for my concern,' it is built using for + a possessive pronoun + vedkommende. You can use it with anyone by swapping the pronoun (e.g., for hans vedkommende for 'as for him'). Note that because vedkommende is grammatically an et word, you must use the neuter form of the possessive pronoun (like mit, never min).
Why is the verb placed before the subject here (foretrækker jeg)?
This is the classic Danish V2 (verb-second) rule in action. Because the phrase For mit vedkommende takes up the first position in the sentence, the verb (foretrækker) must take the second position, pushing the subject (jeg) to the third spot.
Can I use the word vedkommende on its own, outside of this specific framing phrase?
Yes! As a noun, vedkommende refers to 'the person in question' or 'the person concerned.' You will often see it in formal phrases like til rette vedkommende (to whom it may concern).
Why does the adjective have an -e on the end in den akustiske genre?
This is a quick reminder of the Danish double definiteness rule. When you use the standalone definite article den (the), the following adjective akustisk must take the definite -e ending, resulting in den akustiske genre.