Hvis vejret er varmt nok, går vi til stranden.

to be

Breakdown of Hvis vejret er varmt nok, går vi til stranden.

• varm: warm
• gå: to go
• til: to

Questions & Answers about Hvis vejret er varmt nok, går vi til stranden.

What does hvis mean here, and why isn’t it når?

Hvis means if. It introduces a condition.

So Hvis vejret er varmt nok, går vi til stranden means that going to the beach depends on the weather being warm enough.

A learner often compares hvis with når:

• hvis = if
• når = when

Use hvis when something is conditional or uncertain. Use når when something is expected, definite, or happens repeatedly.

So:

• Hvis vejret er varmt nok... = If the weather is warm enough...
• Når vejret er varmt nok... = When the weather is warm enough... / Whenever the weather is warm enough...

Why is there no separate word for the in vejret and stranden?

In Danish, the definite article is often added to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word.

So:

• vejr = weather
• vejret = the weather

and

• strand = beach
• stranden = the beach

This is very normal in Danish. English uses a separate word, the, but Danish usually attaches it as an ending.

Why do we say vejret but stranden?