Breakdown of Jeg foreslår, at vi mødes efter arbejde, hvis du ikke har travlt.
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Questions & Answers about Jeg foreslår, at vi mødes efter arbejde, hvis du ikke har travlt.
Why is there a comma after foreslår?
Because what follows is a subordinate clause introduced by at (that). In Danish, you normally put a comma before subordinate clauses:
- Jeg foreslår, at vi mødes ... = I suggest that we meet ...
Many learners notice Danish uses commas more “aggressively” than English in these places.
What is at doing here, and do I always need it?
At is the subordinating conjunction meaning that. It introduces the content of what you suggest:
- Jeg foreslår, at vi mødes ... = I suggest that we meet ...
In informal Danish, at is often omitted:
- Jeg foreslår, vi mødes efter arbejde ... Both are common; keeping at can feel a bit more careful/formal.
Why is the word order vi mødes and not something like “meet we” or “we do meet”?
Danish has normal subject–verb order inside this at-clause:
- at vi mødes = that we meet
Unlike main clauses, subordinate clauses do not use the “verb-second” (V2) rule in the same way. So you don’t move the verb forward for emphasis the way English might use do.
What does mødes mean exactly, and why isn’t it møde?