Hun hader at vente.

she

Breakdown of Hun hader at vente.

• at: that
• vente: to wait
• hade: to hate

Questions & Answers about Hun hader at vente.

What are the grammatical parts of Hun hader at vente?

• Hun = subject pronoun, she
• hader = the finite verb, present tense of at hade (to hate)
• at vente = an infinitive phrase, to wait

So the structure is:

subject + finite verb + infinitive phrase

The infinitive phrase at vente is the action that she hates doing.

Why is there an at before vente?

Here at is the infinitive marker, like English to in to wait.

In Danish, after many verbs, you use at + infinitive:

• elsker at læse = loves reading / loves to read
• kan lide at rejse = likes traveling / likes to travel
• hader at vente = hates waiting / hates to wait

So at vente is the normal form here.

A useful contrast:

• After a modal verb, Danish usually drops at: Hun vil vente = She wants/will wait
• After hader, you keep at: Hun hader at vente

Why is it vente and not venter?