Word
Mobilen lader op i køkkenet.
Meaning
The mobile phone is charging in the kitchen.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Mobilen lader op i køkkenet.
i
in
køkkenet
the kitchen
mobilen
the mobile phone
lade op
to charge (a phone, a battery)
Questions & Answers about Mobilen lader op i køkkenet.
Why does the sentence use the active verb lader instead of a passive form, since the phone isn't doing the charging itself?
Just like the English verb 'to charge', the Danish verb at lade op can be used actively when a device is taking in power. You don't need a passive form like bliver ladet op here.
What does the word lade mean if you remove op?
By itself, at lade usually means 'to let' or 'to allow' (as in lad mig se, meaning 'let me see'). Adding the short word op changes the meaning entirely to 'charge', making it a fixed phrase.
Is it more common to say mobilen rather than the full word mobiltelefonen?
Yes. While mobiltelefonen is completely correct, Danes almost always shorten it to mobilen in everyday speech.
If the dictionary form is lade op, what happens to the word order if I say 'I am charging the phone'?
When someone is actively charging a device, the phrase usually splits. You would say jeg lader mobilen op, placing the direct object (mobilen) between the main verb (lader) and the little extra word (op).