Jeg savner dig, når jeg drikker kaffe.

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Breakdown of Jeg savner dig, når jeg drikker kaffe.

• drikke: to drink
• når: when
• savne: to miss
• kaffen: the coffee
• dig: you

Questions & Answers about Jeg savner dig, når jeg drikker kaffe.

Why do we use når instead of når or something else for "when"?

In Danish, når is used for situations that happen habitually or repeatedly (like “when I drink coffee, I miss you”). If you were talking about a specific point in time in the past, you might use da instead.

What does savner imply in this context as opposed to other Danish words like mangler?

Savner means you long for or miss someone emotionally, whereas mangler can be used more for lacking or missing an object. For example, Jeg mangler penge ("I’m missing/lacking money"), but Jeg savner dig ("I miss you").

Can I say Jeg savner jer to address multiple people, like a group of friends?

Yes, you can. Dig is the singular "you," while jer is used for the plural "you." So for a group, Jeg savner jer is correct.

Does the word drikker change form depending on who is doing the drinking?

No, in Danish the verb form usually stays the same for all subjects. Whether it’s jeg, du, han, vi, or de, the form of drikker remains unchanged.

Do you pronounce the r at the end of drikker and når differently than in English?

Yes. Danish has a softer r that is pronounced further back in the mouth compared to English. In når, it might sound slightly more guttural, and in drikker, the r is more subtle but still present.