Breakdown of Advokaten trækker sagen ud.
advokaten
the lawyer
sagen
the matter, the thing / the case (criminal investigation)
trække ud
to drag out, to drag on
Questions & Answers about Advokaten trækker sagen ud.
Why does ud appear at the very end of the sentence instead of right after trækker?
In Danish main clauses, phrasal verbs like at trække ud (to drag out) are split up. The verb (trækker) takes the standard second position, while the particle (ud) is pushed to the end of the clause, after the object (sagen). Unlike in English, you cannot group them together as trækker ud sagen.
Is trækker ud an exact equivalent to the English phrase 'dragging out'?
Yes, it mirrors the English idiom perfectly. Literally, at trække means to pull or draw, and ud means out. Figuratively, it is the standard way to express delaying or prolonging an event, process, or decision.
Does sagen only mean a legal case?
No, en sag is a very versatile word that can mean a matter, an issue, a cause, or even just 'the thing'. However, because the subject here is advokaten (the lawyer), context immediately tells a Danish speaker that sagen refers to a specific legal case.
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