I beskytter jer bedst mod regnen med en stor paraply.

You (plural) protect yourselves best from the rain with a big umbrella.

Breakdown of I beskytter jer bedst mod regnen med en stor paraply.

• en: a
• stor: big
• med: with
• bedst: best
• I: you (plural)
• paraplyen: the umbrella
• beskytte: to protect
• jer: yourselves
• regnen: the rain

Questions & Answers about I beskytter jer bedst mod regnen med en stor paraply.

What does the pronoun I mean in Danish in this sentence?

In Danish, I is the plural form of you, used when talking to more than one person. It shows that you are addressing a group rather than just one individual.

Why is jer used instead of dig or jeres?

Jer is the object pronoun for I (plural you). In contrast, dig is the object pronoun for du (singular you), and jeres is the possessive pronoun (meaning your). Since the sentence addresses multiple people and refers to them as the object, jer fits best.

Why do we use mod regnen rather than just mod regn?

In Danish, adding -en makes regnen mean the rain. So mod regnen translates to against the rain specifically, giving the sense of typical or known rain, rather than a generic concept of rain.

What does bedst indicate in this sentence?

Bedst means best in Danish. It emphasizes that using a large umbrella is the most effective way to protect the group against the rain.

Why is the structure I beskytter jer bedst mod regnen med en stor paraply and not something like I beskytter bedst jer mod regnen med en stor paraply?

In Danish, the word order places the verb (beskytter) right after the subject (I) in a normal statement. The object pronoun (jer) usually follows next. The adverb (bedst) then modifies the verb. This is a typical Danish sentence flow: subject → verb → object → adverbial phrase. Changing that order would sound unnatural or could shift the emphasis in a way that’s not intended here.