Vores nabo kommer om aftenen.

Our neighbor comes in the evening.

Breakdown of Vores nabo kommer om aftenen.

• aftenen: the evening
• om: in
• komme: to come
• vores: our
• naboen: the neighbor

Questions & Answers about Vores nabo kommer om aftenen.

What nuance does om aftenen have here—does it mean one specific evening or a habitual time?

It’s habitual/generic: “in the evening(s).” So Vores nabo kommer om aftenen means “Our neighbor comes in the evenings.” For a specific evening (tonight), use i aften.

How do I say “tonight,” “last night (evening),” and “tomorrow evening” in Danish?

• Tonight: i aften
• Last night (yesterday evening): i aftes (you may also hear i går aftes)
• Tomorrow evening: i morgen aften

Why is it aftenen (definite singular) after om instead of just aften?

With times of day, Danish uses the definite singular after om to express a general time period:

• om morgenen (in the mornings)
• om eftermiddagen (in the afternoons)
• om aftenen (in the evenings)
• om natten (at night)

Can I say om aftenerne to mean “in the evenings”?

You can, but it’s less common and tends to emphasize a particular set of evenings (e.g., a period or series). In most cases, idiomatic Danish prefers om aftenen for the general/habitual meaning.

Could the sentence also mean “Our neighbor is coming this evening”?

Not as written. For a specific evening (tonight), say Vores nabo kommer i aften. The present tense kommer in Danish can refer to the near future when paired with a specific time expression like i aften, i morgen, etc.

What’s the rule for word order if I put the time phrase first?

Danish main clauses are verb‑second. So:

• Neutral: Vores nabo kommer om aftenen.
• Fronted time: Om aftenen kommer vores nabo. Don’t say: “Om aftenen vores nabo kommer.” The finite verb kommer must be in second position.

Do Danish verbs change with the subject (I/you/he etc.)? Why is it always kommer?

No person/number endings in the present tense. It’s jeg/du/han/vi/de kommer for all subjects.

Do I need an article with a possessive? Why not vores naboen?

Possessives replace the article in Danish, so you say vores nabo (our neighbor), not vores naboen. Compare:

• naboen = the neighbor
• vores nabo = our neighbor

What are the forms of nabo?

• Indefinite singular: en nabo
• Definite singular: naboen
• Indefinite plural: naboer
• Definite plural: naboerne

When would I use kommer vs. something like besøger?

• komme focuses on arrival/coming (often toward the speaker/place): Han kommer om aftenen = He comes (by) in the evenings.
• besøge means “to visit” and usually takes an object: Vores nabo besøger os om aftenen = Our neighbor visits us in the evenings.

Is om the only preposition used for times like this? What about i or på?

• Use om for general times of day/habitual: om aftenen, om morgenen.
• Use i for specific “this evening”: i aften; and for months/seasons: i juni, i sommer.
• Use på with days for a specific future day: på tirsdag (this coming Tuesday). For habitual days, use om: om tirsdagen (on Tuesdays, generally).

Where does negation or an adverb go in this sentence?

In main clauses, adverbs like ikke, ofte, altid go after the finite verb:

• Vores nabo kommer ikke om aftenen.
• Vores nabo kommer ofte om aftenen. If you front the time, keep verb‑second: Om aftenen kommer vores nabo ikke.

Any quick pronunciation tips for the whole sentence?

Approximate guide:

• Vores ≈ “VOH-rəs” (the second syllable is a quick, unstressed “-əs”)
• nabo ≈ “NAH-boh”
• kommer ≈ “KUM-uh” (like English “come” + a very light “uh”)
• om ≈ “um”
• aftenen ≈ “AF-den-en” (the last two syllables are reduced) Danish tends to reduce unstressed endings, so keep the final syllables light.