Breakdown of Han lærte dansk ved hjælp af en app.
han
he
en
a / an (common)
dansk
Danish
lære
to learn
appen
the app
ved hjælp af
with the help of, by means of
Questions & Answers about Han lærte dansk ved hjælp af en app.
Could lærte also mean "taught" in a different context?
Yes, the verb at lære means both "to learn" and "to teach". In this sentence, the context makes it clear he is learning. However, if you added an indirect object, like han lærte hende dansk (he taught her Danish), the exact same verb translates to "taught".
Why isn't the language dansk capitalized in this sentence?
Unlike English, Danish does not capitalize the names of languages, nationalities, or adjectives derived from countries. You should only capitalize dansk if it happens to be the very first word of the sentence.
Why do we use the preposition ved instead of med for "with the help of"?
Ved hjælp af is a fixed idiom in Danish that translates to "by means of" or "using". Even though English says "with the help of", you cannot translate "with" directly to med here. You must always use ved for this specific phrase.
Are English loanwords like app usually en or et words?
While there are exceptions, the vast majority of English loanwords in Danish are assigned the common gender, meaning they take en. Therefore, it is en app, and the definite form ("the app") is appen.
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