Breakdown of Passer det at du er flyttet?
være
to be
du
you
det
it (neuter)
at
that
flytte
to move
passe
to be true, to be right (of a claim)
Questions & Answers about Passer det at du er flyttet?
Why does the sentence use passer det instead of a direct translation for "is it true"?
In Danish, passer det (literally "does it fit") is the most natural and common way to ask "is it true" or "is it correct." You might sometimes hear er det sandt, but passer det is much more typical for everyday conversations like this one.
Why is the verb er used instead of har in er flyttet?
In Danish, verbs that describe a change of state or a movement from one place to another take at være (to be) as their helping verb in the perfect tense, rather than at have (to have). Since moving to a new home is a change of location, you must say er flyttet (literally "are moved").
Could I ever say har flyttet instead of er flyttet?
Yes, but only if you are talking about moving an object rather than relocating yourself. If you moved a piece of furniture, you would say jeg har flyttet sofaen (I have moved the couch). Because the person in this sentence is relocating themselves, it requires er.
Does flyttet refer to moving your body, or moving to a new house?
In this context, at flytte specifically means to move house or relocate. If you want to talk about physically moving your body or a body part, you would use the verb at bevæge instead.
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