Fuglen flyver over haven.

The bird flies over the garden.

Breakdown of Fuglen flyver over haven.

• haven: the garden
• fuglen: the bird
• flyve: to fly
• over: over

Questions & Answers about Fuglen flyver over haven.

Why does fuglen have the -en ending?

• In Danish, the indefinite form is fugl (bird).
• To make it definite (the bird), you add -en, becoming fuglen.
• This is a key feature of Danish nouns – the definite article is typically attached at the end.

What is the difference between flyver and flyve?

• flyve is the infinitive form (to fly).
• flyver is the present tense form (flies/is flying).
• Danish verbs change slightly when conjugated, but generally less than in English.

Why do we use over here instead of something like på or i?

• over means above or across. It indicates position higher than something else.
• på (on) or i (in) would change the meaning:
– på haven would imply being on top of the garden, which isn’t correct.
– i haven means in the garden.
• So over expresses movement through the air above the garden.

Why is it haven instead of have?

• The indefinite form is have (garden).
• Adding -n makes it haven (the garden).
• Similar to fugl → fuglen, this is how Danish forms the definite noun.

Is the word order important? Could I say Over haven flyver fuglen?

• In standard Danish, the normal word order is Subject + Verb + Object/Complement.
• You can, however, put over haven first for emphasis, but this becomes less neutral in tone and slightly more poetic.

How do I pronounce fuglen and haven?

• fuglen: The “u” is pronounced similarly to the “oo” in book, but slightly more fronted, and the “e” in -en is often quite soft.
• haven: The “a” is approximately an “ah” sound, and the “e” in the second syllable can be reduced or softened. Danish often has soft endings that may be less emphasized than in English.