Questions & Answers about Vores hold har et fælles mål.
What does vores mean, and why is there no article before hold?
Vores means our.
In Danish, a possessive like min (my), din (your), vores (our), or deres (their) normally replaces the article. So you say:
- vores hold = our team
- not et vores hold
That works much like English: we say our team, not the our team.
What does hold mean here?
Here, hold means team.
It is a very common Danish word and can refer to:
- a sports team
- a group of people working together
- a class/group in some contexts
The basic dictionary form is et hold, so it is a neuter noun.
Why is the verb har used here?
Har is the present tense of at have, which means to have.
So:
- jeg har = I have
- du har = you have
- vi har = we have
- vores hold har = our team has
Unlike English, Danish present-tense verbs do not change according to the subject. The form har stays the same.
Why is it et fælles mål and not en fælles mål?