Breakdown of Patienten spørger, om undersøgelsen tager lang tid, fordi hun skal tilbage på arbejde.
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Questions & Answers about Patienten spørger, om undersøgelsen tager lang tid, fordi hun skal tilbage på arbejde.
Why is it Patienten and not en patient?
Patienten means the patient, while en patient means a patient.
In Danish, the definite article is often added to the end of the noun:
- en patient = a patient
- patienten = the patient
So Patienten spørger ... means The patient asks ...
Why is it spørger and not something like spørg or spurgte?
Spørger is the present tense of at spørge = to ask.
- at spørge = to ask
- spørger = asks / is asking
- spurgte = asked
- spørg! = ask! (imperative)
So Patienten spørger means The patient asks or The patient is asking, depending on context.
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