Word
I dag lærer vi at bruge “om ... eller ...” og “om ... så ...”, når resultatet er det samme.
Meaning
Today we learn to use “whether ... or ...” and “even if ...”, when the result is the same.
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sentence
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Breakdown of I dag lærer vi at bruge “om ... eller ...” og “om ... så ...”, når resultatet er det samme.
og
and
være
to be
når
when
bruge
to use
Questions & Answers about I dag lærer vi at bruge “om ... eller ...” og “om ... så ...”, når resultatet er det samme.
Why is it I dag lærer vi and not I dag vi lærer?
Because Danish main clauses usually follow the V2 rule: the finite verb comes in the second position.
- Vi lærer i dag ... = neutral order
- I dag lærer vi ... = the time phrase I dag is moved to the front, so the verb lærer must come right after it
That is why vi comes after lærer here.
What tense is lærer?
Lærer is the present tense of at lære.
In a sentence like this, Danish present tense can often match English:
- Today we learn ...
- Today we are learning ...
- sometimes even Today we’ll learn ... in a teaching context
So the present tense is completely natural here.
Why is there at bruge after lærer?
Because at bruge is an infinitive, and lære at + infinitive means learn to + verb.
So:
- lære = learn
- at bruge = to use
- lære at bruge = learn to use
Compare:
- Vi lærer dansk. = We learn Danish.
- Vi lærer at bruge denne struktur. = We learn to use this structure.
What does om mean here? I thought often meant .