Vi venter dernede.

we

Breakdown of Vi venter dernede.

• vente: to wait
• dernede: down there

Questions & Answers about Vi venter dernede.

Why is venter enough by itself? Why isn’t there a separate word for are waiting?

In Danish, the present tense often covers both:

• we wait
• we are waiting

So venter can mean either, depending on context.

That means:

• Vi venter = We wait / We are waiting

Danish usually does not need a separate verb like English are to make the ongoing action.

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What does vi mean, and is it always used like English we?

Yes. Vi is the Danish subject pronoun meaning we.

Examples:

• Vi venter. = We are waiting.
• Vi kommer snart. = We are coming soon.

It works much like English we.

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What form is venter?

Venter is the present tense of the verb at vente (to wait).

A few useful forms are:

• at vente = to wait
• venter = wait / am waiting / are waiting
• ventede = waited
• har ventet = have/has waited

So in Vi venter dernede, venter is simply the present-tense verb.

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What does dernede mean exactly?