Toget kommer præcis klokken ni på stationen.

The train arrives exactly at nine o’clock at the station.

Breakdown of Toget kommer præcis klokken ni på stationen.

• komme: to come
• på: at
• toget: the train
• stationen: the station

Questions & Answers about Toget kommer præcis klokken ni på stationen.

What does Toget mean, and why is there no separate word for the?

Toget means the train.

In Danish, the definite article (the) is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word:

• et tog = a train
• toget = the train

So:

• tog = train (bare stem)
• et = the indefinite article for neuter nouns
• -et = the definite ending for neuter nouns

You normally do not say det tog for the train. Det tog would mean that train or it took, depending on context. For the neutral the train, you just say toget.

Why is the verb kommer in the present tense if we are talking about a future time?

Danish often uses the simple present tense to talk about the near future, especially for scheduled events like timetables, plans, and arrangements.

So:

• Toget kommer præcis klokken ni på stationen.
  = The train arrives / will arrive exactly at nine at the station.

English would usually use either:

• The train arrives at nine, or
• The train is coming at nine, or
• The train will come at nine.

In Danish, simple present kommer covers all of these. You only need other future constructions (like vil komme, kommer til at komme) in more specific contexts, not for regular schedules.

Could I also say Toget ankommer præcis klokken ni, and what is the difference between kommer and ?