Blomsten vokser i haven.

The flower grows in the garden.

Breakdown of Blomsten vokser i haven.

• i: in
• haven: the garden
• blomsten: the flower
• vokse: to grow

Questions & Answers about Blomsten vokser i haven.

Why is it Blomsten and not Blomst or Blomster?

In Danish, the definite article is appended to the noun as a suffix.
• Blomst (flower) is the indefinite singular form.
• Blomsten means the flower. The -en at the end shows that it is definite and singular.
• Blomster is the plural form (flowers). Adding -ne would then make it the flowers (blomsterne).

What does i haven mean literally and why is it structured that way?

• Haven literally means the garden, with the -en suffix indicating the definite form.
• i means in, so i haven translates to in the garden.
• Word order in Danish is often similar to English in this regard, placing the prepositional phrase (location) after the verb and its object (if present).

Why is vokser used here instead of another verb?

• Vokser is the present tense of the verb at vokse, which means to grow.
• It’s used to indicate that the flower is actively growing, rather than just existing or being located somewhere.
• Another possible verb for growing might be gror, but vokser is more common when talking about the growth process of plants.

Are there other prepositions that can be used for location instead of i?

• Yes, Danish has several prepositions for location, such as på (on/at) or ved (by).
• However, i is the most common way to say in or inside something, like i haven (in the garden) or i huset (in the house).
• Which preposition to use may depend on standard usage and idiomatic phrases; for example, you often say på bordet (on the table) rather than i bordet.