Breakdown of Hun fik jobbet takket være sin erfaring.
hun
she
jobbet
the job
sin
his/her/its own (common)
få
to get, to receive / to have (children)
erfaringen
the experience (knowledge, skill)
takket være
thanks to
Questions & Answers about Hun fik jobbet takket være sin erfaring.
Why use sin here instead of hendes?
Because the experience belongs to the subject of the clause (hun). In Danish, when a third-person subject refers to their own possession within the same clause, you must use the reflexive possessive (sin, sit, or sine). If you used hendes here, it would mean she got the job thanks to some other woman's experience.
What is the literal translation of takket være, and how does it work?
Takket være is a fixed phrase that literally means 'thanked be'. It is made of takket (the past participle of at takke, meaning 'to thank') and være (the infinitive 'to be'). Despite its strange literal translation, it functions exactly like the English preposition phrase 'thanks to' for showing a positive cause.
Could I use oplevelse instead of erfaring for 'experience' in this sentence?
No. Erfaring is used for knowledge or skills gained over time, such as professional work experience. Oplevelse refers to an 'experience' in the sense of a specific event or adventure you lived through, like a memorable holiday or a great concert.
If I start the sentence with takket være sin erfaring, how does the word order change?
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