Word
Toget var fremme klokken ti.
Meaning
The train got in at ten o'clock.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Toget var fremme klokken ti.
være
to be
ti
ten
toget
the train
klokken
the clock; o'clock, the time (of day)
Questions & Answers about Toget var fremme klokken ti.
Why is it fremme instead of just frem?
Fremme means that something has reached its destination. In Danish, many position words have two forms: one for movement and one for staying still. Because the train was already at its destination (using the verb var, meaning was), we use the stationary form fremme. If the train was moving forward, you would use frem.
Why isn't there a word for at before klokken ti?
In Danish, you do not use a preposition to say at a certain time on the clock. You simply say klokken (the clock) directly followed by the number. So, at ten o'clock is just klokken ti.
Does var fremme literally mean got in?
Literally, var fremme translates to was at the destination. The English translation uses got in because it is the most natural way to talk about a train arriving in English. Danish describes the state of being there, rather than the action of arriving.
How does tog become toget?
In Danish, the word for the is expressed by adding an ending to the noun. Because tog (train) is a neuter noun (an et word), you add -et to the end of it to make it toget (the train).