Jeg drømmer om en fjern ø med palmer og klart vand.

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Breakdown of Jeg drømmer om en fjern ø med palmer og klart vand.

• og: and
• en: a
• vandet: the water
• med: with
• om: about
• drømme: to dream
• fjern: distant
• øen: the island
• palmen: the palm tree

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.