Min datter bliver i børnehaven, indtil jeg henter hende efter arbejde.

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Breakdown of Min datter bliver i børnehaven, indtil jeg henter hende efter arbejde.

• min: my
• efter: after
• hende: her

Questions & Answers about Min datter bliver i børnehaven, indtil jeg henter hende efter arbejde.

Why is it min datter and not min datteren?

Because Danish normally does not use the definite ending when a possessive comes before the noun.

• min datter = my daughter
• datteren = the daughter

So in Danish, min datter is the normal way to say my daughter, not min datteren.

A few more examples:

• min bil = my car
• mit barn = my child
• mine børn = my children

This is different from English, but very regular in Danish.

Why is it bliver here? I thought bliver meant becomes.

That is a very common question. Bliver often does mean becomes, but in some contexts it can also mean stays or remains.

In this sentence:

• Min datter bliver i børnehaven
  means My daughter stays/remains in daycare/kindergarten

The idea is that she continues to be there until the speaker picks her up.

Compare:

• Hun bliver lærer = She becomes a teacher
• Hun bliver hjemme = She stays home
• Hun bliver i børnehaven = She stays in daycare/kindergarten

So bliver has more than one common use.