Breakdown of Hun gav udtryk for sin skuffelse.
hun
she
sin
his/her/its own (common)
skuffelsen
the disappointment
give udtryk for
to express, to voice (a view, a feeling)
Questions & Answers about Hun gav udtryk for sin skuffelse.
Why does this sentence use the phrase gav udtryk for instead of just the verb udtrykte?
Both mean to express, but at give udtryk for (literally to give expression for) is a highly common fixed phrase in Danish. It often sounds more natural and slightly softer than the direct verb at udtrykke, which can sound a bit more formal or literal.
Why is the reflexive pronoun sin used here instead of hendes?
In Danish, when a third-person subject (here, Hun) owns the object in the exact same clause, you must use the reflexive possessive pronoun (sin, sit, or sine). If you used hendes here, it would mean she was expressing a different woman's disappointment.
Why doesn't udtryk have an article here, like et udtryk?
In the fixed phrase at give udtryk for, the noun udtryk is used abstractly and drops the indefinite article. The phrase functions as a single verbal concept rather than a verb acting on a specific, countable noun.
Does the preposition for always follow give udtryk?
Yes, when you are stating what is being expressed, the preposition is always for. The complete fixed collocation is at give udtryk for noget.