Vi fejrer jul den fireogtyvende december.

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Breakdown of Vi fejrer jul den fireogtyvende december.

• den: the
• fejre: to celebrate
• december: December

Questions & Answers about Vi fejrer jul den fireogtyvende december.

What part of the sentence means we celebrate?

Vi means we, and fejrer means celebrate.

So:

• Vi = we
• fejrer = celebrate

Fejrer is the present tense of fejre. Danish uses the present tense here much like English does for general facts or regular customs.

Why is it fejrer and not something like an infinitive?

Because Danish finite verbs change form for tense, not for person.

The basic verb is fejre = to celebrate.
In the present tense, it becomes fejrer:

• at fejre = to celebrate
• fejrer = celebrate / celebrates / are celebrating depending on context

Unlike English, Danish does not change the verb for I / you / we / they. So the same present-tense form is used with all subjects:

• jeg fejrer
• du fejrer
• vi fejrer

Why is it jul and not julen?

Because in Danish, fejre jul is the normal expression for celebrate Christmas.