Questions & Answers about Vi glæder os til premieren om to uger.
Why is it glæder os and not just glæder?
Because the usual Danish expression is at glæde sig til, which means to look forward to.
So this verb is normally used reflexively here:
- jeg glæder mig til = I’m looking forward to
- du glæder dig til = you’re looking forward to
- vi glæder os til = we’re looking forward to
The os matches the subject vi.
Without the reflexive pronoun, glæde usually has a different meaning, more like to please / to make someone happy.
What exactly does os mean here?
Os means ourselves/us as a reflexive pronoun.
In English, we do not say we look ourselves forward, but Danish uses this reflexive structure:
- Vi glæder os til ...
So os is not extra; it is part of the normal pattern of the expression.
What does til mean in this sentence?