Breakdown of Hun kom for meget sukker i kagen.
hun
she
i
in
kagen
the cake
for
too
meget
very; much, a lot
sukkeret
the sugar
komme
to put (into), to add (e.g. sugar to coffee)
Questions & Answers about Hun kom for meget sukker i kagen.
Why is the verb kom used here when it normally means "came"?
In Danish, at komme is often used to mean "to put" or "to add", especially when you are putting an ingredient into a recipe or placing an object somewhere. So hun kom ... i kagen means "she put ... in the cake."
Why is it for meget and not for mange?
Meget means "much", while mange means "many". You use meget for uncountable nouns (things you cannot easily count individually), like sukker (sugar), water, or money. You would use mange for countable things, like for mange kager (too many cakes).
Does the word for mean "too" in this sentence?
Yes! While for is often a preposition meaning "for", when it is placed directly in front of an adjective or an adverb like meget, it acts as a degree modifier meaning "too". So for meget simply translates to "too much".
Why does the Danish sentence use i (in) instead of a word for "to"?
Prepositions rarely map perfectly between languages. While in English you add sugar "to" a cake, in Danish you physically put the sugar "in" (i) the cake batter. When using at komme to mean "to put", you generally follow it with a preposition that describes the physical location, like i (in) or på (on).
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