Solen skinner bedst om morgenen.

The sun shines best in the morning.

Breakdown of Solen skinner bedst om morgenen.

• solen: the sun
• skinne: to shine
• morgenen: the morning
• om: in
• bedst: best

Questions & Answers about Solen skinner bedst om morgenen.

Why does the sentence use Solen instead of just Sol?

• Solen is the definite form, meaning the sun. In Danish, adding -en or -et at the end of a noun makes it definite.
• Sol alone would simply mean sun without the definite article.

Why is skinner used here?

• Skinner is the present tense of the verb skinne, which means to shine.
• In Danish, the present tense is typically formed by adding -r to the stem of the verb.

How do I recognize the superlative form bedst?

• Bedst is the superlative form of the adjective god (good → better → best) and the adverb godt (well → better → best).
• It translates to best in English and indicates the highest degree of quality or performance.

What does om morgenen mean in a broader sense?

• Om morgenen literally means in (or during) the morning.
• Om can be used to talk about recurring time periods, and morgenen is the definite form of morgen (morning).
• Together, they express a habitual or general action that happens in the morning.