Vi plejer at spise aftensmad i haven om sommeren.

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Breakdown of Vi plejer at spise aftensmad i haven om sommeren.

• haven: the garden
• vi: we
• om: in

Questions & Answers about Vi plejer at spise aftensmad i haven om sommeren.

Why is it vi and not os?

Vi is the subject form of we.

In this sentence, vi is the one doing the action:

• Vi plejer at spise ... = We usually eat ...

Os is the object form, like us, and would be used in sentences such as:

• Han ser os = He sees us

So here, vi is correct because we are the subject of the sentence.

What does plejer mean here?

Here plejer means usually do, tend to do, or be in the habit of doing.

It comes from the verb at pleje, but in everyday Danish this verb is very often used in this special sense of habit:

• Jeg plejer at stå tidligt op = I usually get up early
• Vi plejer at spise aftensmad i haven = We usually eat dinner in the garden

So in this sentence, plejer does not mean take care of. It means something like normally / as a habit.

Why is there at before spise?