Breakdown of I dag lærer vi om det refleksive ejestedord “sin, sit, sine”.
vi
we
om
about
i dag
today
lære
to learn
Questions & Answers about I dag lærer vi om det refleksive ejestedord “sin, sit, sine”.
Why does the sentence start with I dag instead of Vi lærer i dag? Is one of them wrong?
Both are correct; this is a word-order choice.
- I dag lærer vi om … = Today we’re learning about … (focus on today).
- Vi lærer i dag om … = We’re learning today about … (focus more on we / the action).
Danish main clauses follow the V2 rule: the verb must be in second position.
So:
- I dag (1st position)
- lærer (verb, 2nd position)
- vi (subject, 3rd position)
You can move other elements (like I dag) to first position, but the conjugated verb stays second.
What tense is lærer here? Does it mean “learn” or “are learning” or “will learn”?
Lærer is the present tense of at lære (to learn).
Danish present tense often covers:
- simple present: We learn about…
- present continuous: We are learning about…
- near future (especially with a time word like i dag): We’re learning (will learn) today about…
So I dag lærer vi om … can naturally be translated as:
- Today we’re learning about … or
- Today we’ll be learning about …