Questions & Answers about Min far låser døren, før han går.
Why are both verbs in the present tense? Shouldn’t future be used?
Danish uses the present tense in time clauses to talk about future or habitual actions. So Min far låser døren, før han går can mean “He locks the door before he leaves” (this time) or “He locks the door before he leaves” (as a habit). You don’t need a future marker here.
Does går mean “walks” or “leaves” here?
In this sentence, han går means “he leaves.” gå can mean “walk” when you specify movement on foot (han går en tur), but by itself in contexts like this it usually means “go/leave.” If you want “leave” with an object, use forlade: han forlader huset.
Why is it døren and not den dør or just dør?
Danish typically uses a suffix for definiteness: dør → døren (the door). You only use den with an adjective: den lukkede dør (the closed door). Use the bare form dør for the indefinite: en dør (a door).
Why min far and not faren min or min faren?