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Why do we say Luften instead of just Luft?
In Danish, you add -en or -et to the end of a noun to make it definite (the equivalent of the in English). Luften literally means the air, whereas luft means air in a general sense without the definite article.
Why is the verb føles used here instead of something like føler?
In Danish, føles is a special form that implies to feel in a passive or reflexive way. You can think of it as feels to the touch or seems. Using føler would imply an active sense of feeling something with your own senses, which doesn’t fit here because it's the air that's being described, not a person actively feeling.
Is there a particular reason kold is placed after føles in the sentence?
Yes. Danish generally follows a Subject–Verb–Object (SVO) pattern, but here kold is describing how the air feels. It comes after føles because it acts like a predicate adjective linked to the subject, Luften.
What does om natten mean, and why is om used here?
Om natten translates to at night. In Danish, om plus a time of day (in the definite form) indicates a habitual or general statement about that time. So om natten is commonly used to say something happens during the night in general.
Can om natten be replaced by i nat?
Not exactly. i nat typically refers to tonight (a specific upcoming night or the night just passed), whereas om natten is a more general expression meaning during nights. If you say Luften føles kold i nat, it sounds more specific, referring to this particular night rather than every night.
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