Blomsten lugter dejligt, og jeg har sat den i mit køkken.

The flower smells lovely, and I have placed it in my kitchen.

Breakdown of Blomsten lugter dejligt, og jeg har sat den i mit køkken.

• jeg: I
• og: and
• i: in
• den: it
• have: to have
• blomsten: the flower
• lugte: to smell
• dejligt: lovely
• sætte: to put
• mit: my
• køkkenet: the kitchen

Questions & Answers about Blomsten lugter dejligt, og jeg har sat den i mit køkken.

Why is lugter used here instead of lugte?

Lugter is simply the present tense form of the verb “at lugte” (to smell). When talking about something that has a smell in the present, you use lugter (e.g., Blomsten lugter dejligt). Lugte is the infinitive form (e.g., Blomsten kan lugte godt – “The flower can smell good”).

Why is dejligt used instead of dejlig?

In Danish, the -t form can function as an adverb, describing how something smells. Since it’s describing the manner of the smell (how the flower smells), dejligt is used, rather than the adjective dejlig, which would describe the flower as being lovely in a more direct adjectival sense.

Why is the pronoun den used, and not det or dem?

The noun “blomst” is a common gender (en-word) in Danish; therefore, the pronoun referring to it is den. If it were a neuter noun (et-word), you would use det, and if you were referring to multiple flowers (plural), you would use dem.

What does jeg har sat convey compared to other verbs like lagde or stillede?

Jeg har sat (I have placed) uses “sætte,” which emphasizes placing something in a specific spot—often upright or in a particular position. Lagde can suggest placing something down horizontally, and stillede can sometimes imply standing something up. These nuances can overlap, but sætte is a good all-round term for placing something somewhere, like putting a flower in the kitchen.

Is there a difference between saying ... i mit køkken and ... på mit køkken?

In Danish, i usually means “in” (inside a room), so i mit køkken means “in my kitchen.” På mit køkken would sound unnatural, as på means “on” or “at” in many contexts, and is typically not used with køkken in this sense.