Questions & Answers about I januar og februar drikker vi mere te end kaffe derhjemme.
Because Danish often puts a time expression first when you want to set the scene.
- I januar og februar = In January and February
- This tells us when the action happens before we hear the rest of the sentence.
Starting with a time phrase is very common in Danish, just like in English:
- I januar og februar drikker vi ...
- Om vinteren drikker vi ...
- På søndage drikker vi ...
It gives the sentence a natural time-first structure.
This is because Danish follows the V2 rule in main clauses: the finite verb usually comes in the second position.
So when the sentence starts with a time phrase:
- I januar og februar = first element
- drikker = second element, so it must come right after
- vi comes after the verb
So:
- Vi drikker mere te ... = normal order when the sentence starts with vi
- I januar og februar drikker vi mere te ... = inversion after a fronted phrase
This is one of the most important word-order patterns in Danish.