Breakdown of Operationen gik godt.
gå
to walk / to go / to go out, to fail (of power)
godt
well (adverb)
operationen
the operation (surgery)
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Questions & Answers about Operationen gik godt.
Why does the sentence use godt instead of god?
Here, godt is an adverb describing the verb gik (it tells us how the operation went). Just like changing "good" to "well" in English, Danish forms most adverbs by adding -t to the adjective.
Does the verb at gå translate directly to "to go" when talking about how an event progressed?
Yes, the phrase translates word-for-word here. Just like in English, Danish uses at gå (past tense: gik) to describe the progress or outcome of an event, such as a meeting, an exam, or a medical procedure.
Operationen is an en-word. Is there a rule for words ending in "-tion"?
Yes, this is a very reliable pattern. Nouns ending in -tion are almost always en-words (common gender). This means they will take en as the indefinite article and -en as the definite suffix, just like situationen or stationen.
How do you pronounce the "-tion" part of operationen in Danish?
The "-tion" suffix in Danish is pronounced with a "sj" sound, very similar to the English "sh" in "shoe" followed by an "o" sound. You don't pronounce the "t" as a hard consonant; instead, the ending sounds roughly like "sjo-nen".