Breakdown of For hans vedkommende er rock den eneste sande genre.
være
to be
den
the (common, before adjective)
hans
his
for
for (preposition)
sand
true
eneste
only, sole
vedkommendet
the concern (used in 'for ... vedkommende')
genren
the genre
rocken
the rock (music)
Questions & Answers about For hans vedkommende er rock den eneste sande genre.
How does the phrase for hans vedkommende work grammatically here?
This phrase translates to 'as for him' or 'as far as he is concerned.' It is built using for plus a genitive (possessive) word, which in this case is the pronoun hans (his), followed by vedkommende. It is an excellent argumentative tool to contrast someone's stance with another perspective.
Could I use a person's name or a regular noun instead of hans in this structure?
Absolutely. You just need to use the genitive (possessive) form of the noun by adding an '-s'. For example, to say 'as for Peter' or 'as far as the boss is concerned,' you would say for Peters vedkommende or for chefens vedkommende.
Why does the verb er come before the subject rock?
This is the Danish V2 (verb-second) rule in action. Since the entire prepositional phrase For hans vedkommende occupies the first position in the sentence, the verb er must take the second position, pushing the subject rock into the third position.
Why do both eneste and sande end in '-e'?
They take the definite '-e' ending because they follow the definite article den. When an adjective is used with a front-placed definite article like den or det, it must take the '-e' ending. While sande gets the ending for this reason, note that eneste is a unique adjective that always ends in '-e' regardless of definiteness.
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