Breakdown of Ydermere er prisen steget.
være
to be
prisen
the price
stige
to rise
ydermere
moreover (formal)
Questions & Answers about Ydermere er prisen steget.
Why use ydermere here instead of a more common word like desuden?
Ydermere means moreover or furthermore and is quite formal. At a B2 level, you will see it in news articles, reports, or formal arguments. While desuden is very common in everyday speech, ydermere adds a slightly heavier, more formal emphasis to the point you are adding.
Why is the present perfect formed with er instead of har in er steget?
In Danish, verbs that describe a change of state or a movement from one place to another take at være as their auxiliary verb rather than at have. Because at stige describes a clear change of state (a price going up), we must say er steget instead of har steget.
Does starting the sentence with ydermere trigger inverted word order here?
Yes! Because Danish is a V2 (verb-second) language, the finite verb er must be the second element in the main clause. Placing the adverb ydermere at the front pushes the subject prisen to the other side of the verb, giving us Ydermere er prisen instead of Prisen er ydermere.
What is the infinitive form of steget, and how does it conjugate?
The infinitive is at stige, meaning to rise or to increase. It is an irregular verb. The principal parts you need to memorize are stiger in the present tense, steg in the past tense, and er steget in the present perfect.
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