Word
Den endelige beslutning kommer i næste uge.
Meaning
The final decision is coming next week.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Den endelige beslutning kommer i næste uge.
i
in
komme
to come
den
the (common, before adjective)
næste
next
Questions & Answers about Den endelige beslutning kommer i næste uge.
Why does the adjective have an -e here (endelige)?
Because it follows the definite article den. In Danish, when an adjective comes between a definite article (den, det, or de) and a noun, it must take the definite form. This definite form almost always ends in -e, turning endelig into endelige.
Could I use sidste instead of endelige to mean 'the final decision'?
You could say den sidste beslutning, but it changes the nuance. Sidste means 'last' (as in the last one in a sequence or series), whereas endelige means 'final' or 'definitive' (implying the matter is now fully settled and concluded).
Why is the preposition i used before næste uge?
Time expressions in Danish often require a preposition where English just uses the noun phrase. For future weeks, months, and years, Danish consistently uses i (for example, i morgen, i næste uge, i næste år).
The translation says 'is coming', but kommer is simple present tense. Shouldn't this use a future tense?
In Danish, the simple present tense is frequently used to express future events, especially when a time marker like i næste uge already makes the future context clear. Using a future construction like vil komme is unnecessary here and would sound less natural.