Hun bliver ikke sur, selvom vi kommer lidt sent.

to become

Breakdown of Hun bliver ikke sur, selvom vi kommer lidt sent.

• vi: we
• hun: she
• ikke: not

Questions & Answers about Hun bliver ikke sur, selvom vi kommer lidt sent.

Why is it bliver and not er in Hun bliver ikke sur?

In Danish, blive often means to become/get, not just to be. So:

• Hun er ikke sur = She is not angry
• Hun bliver ikke sur = She does not get angry / She won’t get angry

In this sentence, the idea is that she doesn’t become upset because of the situation, rather than describing her current state.

Why does sur come after ikke?

Because ikke usually comes after the finite verb and before what it negates.

Here the structure is:

• Hun = subject
• bliver = finite verb
• ikke = negation
• sur = adjective

So:

• Hun bliver ikke sur = She does not get angry

This is normal Danish word order in a main clause.

What exactly does sur mean here?