Jeg steger også kartofler på panden, fordi de bliver sprøde.

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Breakdown of Jeg steger også kartofler på panden, fordi de bliver sprøde.

• på: on
• blive: to become
• fordi: because

Questions & Answers about Jeg steger også kartofler på panden, fordi de bliver sprøde.

Why is it Jeg steger and not something like Jeg stege?

Because Danish verbs conjugate for tense (not for person). steger is present tense of at stege (to fry/pan-fry/saute).

• Infinitive: at stege
• Present: jeg steger, du steger, vi steger (same form for all persons)
• Past: jeg stegte
• Perfect: jeg har stegt

What exactly does steger mean here—“fry,” “roast,” or “cook”?

In this context, steger ... på panden means cooking in a pan with heat (usually with fat): to pan-fry / fry / saute depending on what you’re making. For potatoes, a natural translation is I also fry/pan-fry potatoes in the pan.

Why is også placed after the verb (Jeg steger også ...)?