Breakdown of Jeg drømmer om en fjern ø med palmer og klart vand.
jeg
I
og
and
en
a
vandet
the water
med
with
om
about
drømme
to dream
fjern
distant
øen
the island
palmen
the palm tree
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Questions & Answers about Jeg drømmer om en fjern ø med palmer og klart vand.
Why do we say om after drømmer?
In Danish, the phrase drømme om is the standard equivalent of English “to dream of/about.” It’s a set expression, so you always use om after drømmer when talking about what you dream of.
Why is it en fjern ø and not et fjern ø?
In Danish, nouns can be of two grammatical genders: common (n-words) and neuter (t-words). Ø (island) is an n-word, so it takes the article en.
How does the adjective fjern agree with ø?
When describing a singular, indefinite n-word (like ø), the adjective is in its base form fjern. If the noun were a t-word or if it were plural, you might need the t-form or plural form of the adjective (for example, fjernt for a t-word in indefinite singular).
Why is it klart vand and not klar?
Vand (water) is a t-word, so the adjective must take the t-form. The base form klar changes to klart to match a neuter singular noun: klart vand.
How do we form the plural of palme as in palmer?
Many Danish nouns form their plural by adding -er, and palme (palm tree) is one of these. So it becomes palmer in the plural form.