Intet varer evigt.

to last

Breakdown of Intet varer evigt.

• intet: nothing
• evigt: forever

Questions & Answers about Intet varer evigt.

What does intet mean grammatically here?

Intet is an indefinite pronoun here, meaning nothing.

In this sentence, it stands alone as the subject:

• Intet = nothing
• varer = lasts
• evigt = forever / eternally

So intet is not describing a noun; it is itself the noun-like word.

A learner may also meet related forms such as:

• ingen = no / nobody / none
• intet = nothing
• ingenting = nothing

In this sentence, intet is a neat, compact, slightly formal/literary way to say nothing.

Why is it varer and not vare?

Because varer is the present tense of the verb at vare.

• at vare = to last
• varer = lasts / is lasting

Danish present tense is often formed by adding -r to the infinitive:

• at tale → taler
• at bo → bor
• at vare → varer

So:

• Intet varer evigt = Nothing lasts forever

If you used vare, it would be the infinitive form, which does not work here as the main finite verb of the sentence.