Læreren siger, at denne regel også gælder i morgen.

Breakdown of Læreren siger, at denne regel også gælder i morgen.

i morgen
tomorrow
også
also
denne
this
læreren
the teacher
at
that
reglen
the rule
sige
to state
gælde
to apply

Questions & Answers about Læreren siger, at denne regel også gælder i morgen.

Why does læreren end in -en?

Because Danish usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun.

  • en lærer = a teacher
  • læreren = the teacher

So læreren siger means the teacher says.

This is different from English, where the comes before the noun.

What does at mean here?

Here at means that.

So:

  • Læreren siger, at ... = The teacher says that ...

It introduces a subordinate clause, just like English that does.

In some spoken Danish, at may sometimes be omitted, but in a sentence like this it is completely normal and standard to include it.

Why is it denne regel and not reglen?

Because denne means this, and when you use this/that in Danish, the noun normally appears in its indefinite form.

So:

  • reglen = the rule
  • denne regel = this rule

This is similar to English: we say this rule, not this the rule.

Why is it denne and not dette?

Because regel is a common gender noun in Danish.

  • en regel = a rule
  • so with this, you use denne

Basic pattern:

  • denne
    • common gender singular noun
  • dette
    • neuter singular noun

For example:

  • denne regel = this rule
  • dette hus = this house
What exactly does gælder mean?

Gælder is the present tense of at gælde.

In this sentence, it means something like:

  • applies
  • is valid
  • is in effect
  • counts

So denne regel også gælder i morgen means that the rule also applies tomorrow.

Why is the word order også gælder and not gælder også?

Because this is a subordinate clause introduced by at.

In Danish subordinate clauses, words like også, ikke, altid, etc. often come before the finite verb.

So:

  • at denne regel også gælder i morgen
    = subordinate clause word order

Compare that with a main clause:

  • Denne regel gælder også i morgen.
    = main clause word order

This is a very important Danish pattern:

  • main clause: verb usually comes early
  • subordinate clause: adverbs often come before the verb
Could the sentence also be Læreren siger, at denne regel gælder også i morgen?

It would sound less natural in standard Danish.

The normal order in a subordinate clause is:

  • subject + adverb + verb

So the usual version is:

  • at denne regel også gælder i morgen

Putting også after the verb is much more natural in a main clause:

  • Denne regel gælder også i morgen.
Is siger present tense?

Yes. Siger is the present tense of at sige = to say.

So:

  • jeg siger = I say / I am saying
  • læreren siger = the teacher says / is saying

Danish present tense often covers both simple present and present progressive meanings, depending on context.

Why is the present tense used with i morgen?

Because Danish, like English, can use the present tense for something connected to the future when the time is clear from context.

Here:

  • gælder i morgen literally looks like applies tomorrow

That is completely normal. The time expression i morgen already tells you that it is about tomorrow, so Danish does not need a special future form here.

What does i morgen mean literally, and why is it two words?

I morgen means tomorrow.

In modern Danish it is normally written as two words:

  • i morgen

You should usually treat it as a fixed time expression meaning tomorrow.

What is the basic structure of the whole sentence?

It breaks down like this:

  • Læreren = the teacher
  • siger = says
  • at = that
  • denne regel = this rule
  • også = also
  • gælder = applies / is valid
  • i morgen = tomorrow

So the structure is:

  • main clause: Læreren siger
  • subordinate clause: at denne regel også gælder i morgen

This is a very common Danish sentence pattern:
[someone] says/thinks/knows + at + clause

How would a Danish speaker probably pronounce this sentence?

A rough English-friendly approximation is:

LAIR-er-en SEE-er, at DEN-uh RAI-el AW-so GEL-er ee MOR-en

A few notes:

  • æ in lærer and gælder is a front vowel that does not match English perfectly.
  • gælder is pronounced more like GEL-er than how it looks.
  • morgen is often pronounced something like MOR-en.
  • denne sounds roughly like DEN-uh.

This is only approximate, but it can help you recognize the sentence when you hear it.

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