Breakdown of Alt andet lige giver bookmakeren det bedste odds.
god
good
det
the (neuter, before adjective)
give
to give
alt andet lige
all else being equal
bookmakeren
the bookmaker
oddset
the betting odds
Questions & Answers about Alt andet lige giver bookmakeren det bedste odds.
Why is the verb giver placed before the subject bookmakeren?
The pragmatic absolute clause alt andet lige occupies the first position in the sentence. Because Danish strictly follows the V2 (verb-second) rule, the main verb giver must take the second position, pushing the subject bookmakeren right after it.
What does the word lige mean in the phrase alt andet lige?
In this specific idiom, lige means "equal" or "even". While you have likely seen lige used to mean "straight" or "just" (like in lige nu), here it forms the exact equivalent of the English "all else equal".
Why is it det bedste odds? Isn't odds a plural word?
Although odds is a loanword from English where it acts as a plural, Danish treats it as a singular neuter noun (et odds). That is why it takes the singular neuter definite article det.
Why don't we use a definite suffix on the noun and say det bedste oddset?
Danish generally does not use double definiteness. When you add an adjective like bedste, you use the freestanding definite article det and drop the definite suffix from the noun itself. So you say oddset on its own, but det bedste odds when the adjective is included.
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