Jeg går hen til vinduet.

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Breakdown of Jeg går hen til vinduet.

• til: to
• vinduet: the window
• gå: to walk

Questions & Answers about Jeg går hen til vinduet.

What does hen mean in Jeg går hen til vinduet?

In this sentence, hen adds the idea of movement toward a place.
So gå hen til means something like go/walk over to.

• Jeg går til vinduet = I go/walk to the window
• Jeg går hen til vinduet = I go/walk over to the window

In many cases, hen makes the movement sound a bit more natural and directional, especially in everyday speech.

Can I say Jeg går til vinduet without hen?

Yes, you can, and it will usually be understood. But Jeg går hen til vinduet sounds more idiomatic when you mean physically moving over to the window.

A rough difference is:

• går til vinduet = go to the window
• går hen til vinduet = go/walk over to the window

So hen is not always absolutely required, but it often makes the sentence sound more natural.

Why is it vinduet and not vindue?

Because vinduet means the window, while vindue means a window or just window.

Danish usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun:

• et vindue = a window
• = the window