Breakdown of Udbyderen giver os hundrede gigabyte data om måneden.
hundrede
hundred
os
us
give
to give
måneden
the month
udbyderen
the provider
gigabyten
the gigabyte
dataen
the data
om
per (rate)
Questions & Answers about Udbyderen giver os hundrede gigabyte data om måneden.
Why do we use om here instead of i for 'per month'?
In Danish, distributive expressions of frequency ('per [time period]') use either om or i. We use om with longer time periods: om ugen (a week), om måneden (a month), and om året (a year). We use i for shorter periods: i sekundet, i minuttet, i timen, and also i døgnet (per 24 hours).
Why is måneden in the definite form when the English translation says 'per month' or 'a month'?
When expressing rate or frequency with i or om, Danish always uses the definite form of the noun. So 'a month' or 'per month' becomes om måneden (literally 'about the month') and 'an hour' becomes i timen (literally 'in the hour').
Why is there no word for 'of' between gigabyte and data?
When a unit of measurement is followed by the substance being measured, Danish does not use a preposition like English 'of'. You simply place them right next to each other. Another common example is et glas vand (a glass of water).
Why doesn't gigabyte have a plural ending here?
In Danish, many units of measurement and currencies do not take a plural suffix when they follow a number. This is true for loanwords like gigabyte or euro, as well as native measurements like meter or gram.
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