Word
Han smutter fra mødet, mens de andre læser dagsordenen.
Meaning
He slips away from the meeting while the others read the agenda.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Han smutter fra mødet, mens de andre læser dagsordenen.
læse
to read
fra
from
mødet
the meeting
han
he
Questions & Answers about Han smutter fra mødet, mens de andre læser dagsordenen.
What does smutter mean here?
Smutter is the present tense of at smutte. In this sentence, it means something like:
- slips away
- sneaks off
- ducks out
- pops out
It is a fairly everyday, slightly informal verb. It often suggests leaving quickly, quietly, or without much fuss.
So Han smutter fra mødet has a nuance closer to He slips out of the meeting than the more neutral He leaves the meeting.
Why is it fra mødet and not something else?
Fra means from, and it is used here because the person is leaving from the meeting.
- Han smutter fra mødet = He slips away from the meeting
In Danish, fra is very common when talking about movement away from a place, event, or situation.
You might also hear other ways to express leaving, such as:
- Han går fra mødet = He leaves the meeting
- Han forlader mødet = He leaves the meeting
But smutter fra gives the idea of slipping away more casually or discreetly.
Why is it mødet and not møde?