Word
Alt tyder på at klimaet bliver varmere.
Meaning
Everything indicates that the climate is getting warmer.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Alt tyder på at klimaet bliver varmere.
varm
warm, hot
blive
to stay / to become
at
that
alt
everything / all (neuter, before a noun)
Questions & Answers about Alt tyder på at klimaet bliver varmere.
Why is the preposition på placed directly before the conjunction at?
In Danish, verbs that require a specific preposition, like tyder på, keep that preposition even when followed by an at-clause. While English usually drops the preposition or adds extra words like 'the fact', Danish smoothly combines them directly into på at.
Why use Alt here instead of Alle for the word everything?
Alt is the neuter singular form and is used to mean everything as a general, abstract concept. Alle is the plural form and means everyone or all of a specific group of things. Since the sentence refers to the abstract concept of everything, Alt is the only correct choice.
Why use bliver instead of er to say the climate is getting warmer?
Using er would mean the climate is already warmer as a static, current state. The verb bliver (becomes) is the standard way in Danish to express an ongoing process or change of state, matching the English continuous form is getting warmer.
Can I just use tyder without på to mean indicates?
No, tyder på acts as a fixed phrasal verb here. The verb tyder by itself means to decipher or interpret, such as reading difficult handwriting. To mean indicates, suggests, or points to, it must always be paired with the preposition på.