Breakdown of Hans største drøm er at have et arbejde, der passer godt til hans fremtid.
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Questions & Answers about Hans største drøm er at have et arbejde, der passer godt til hans fremtid.
What is the difference between Hans and hans here?
In this sentence, Hans (capital H) is a name: it’s the Danish form of John / Hans.
hans (lowercase h) is a possessive pronoun meaning his (referring to a male person, not necessarily the subject).
So:
- Hans = Hans (a man called Hans)
- hans = his
Danish relies on capitalization to distinguish them in writing. In speech they sound the same, so context tells you which one it is.
Why is there no article in Hans største drøm (no en or et)?
In Danish, a possessive pronoun (like min, din, hans, hendes, vores, jeres, deres) normally replaces the article.
So you say:
- Hans største drøm = His biggest dream (literally: Hans biggest dream)
not - ✗ Hans den største drøm
- ✗ Hans en største drøm
This is similar to English: my dream, not the my dream. The possessive already tells you it’s definite.
What does største mean, and how is it formed?