Vi sår frø i haven om foråret.

Here is a word-by-word breakdown:

• vi = we
• sår = sow / are sowing
• frø = seed or seeds
• i = in
• haven = the garden
• om foråret = in spring / during springtime

So the structure is:

• Vi = subject
• sår = verb
• frø = object
• i haven = place
• om foråret = time

Danish often puts things together in a very straightforward way in simple sentences like this.

Så is the infinitive, meaning to sow.

Sår is the present tense form, so it means sow or are sowing.

Examples:

• at så = to sow
• vi sår = we sow
• de sår = they sow

So in a full sentence, Danish needs the finite verb form, which is why you get sår.

No. In modern Danish, the verb form stays the same for all persons.

So you get:

• jeg sår = I sow
• du sår = you sow
• han sår = he sows
• vi sår = we sow
• de sår = they sow

This is much simpler than English, because Danish does not add a special -s form for he/she/it.

In this sentence, frø is understood as plural: seeds.

That can be confusing, because frø can also be singular in some contexts. Danish has some nouns whose singular and indefinite plural look the same.

For frø, the forms are:

• et frø = a seed
• frøet = the seed
• frø = seeds
• frøene = the seeds

In Vi sår frø i haven, common sense tells you it means we sow seeds, not we sow a seed.

Because haven means the garden, while have means garden.

Danish usually makes nouns definite by adding the definite ending to the noun itself.

For en have:

• en have = a garden
• haven = the garden

So:

• i en have = in a garden
• i haven = in the garden

This is one of the big differences from English. Danish often uses a suffix where English uses a separate word like the.

Because foråret means the spring or springtime, and forår is a neuter noun.

The forms are:

• et forår = a spring
• foråret = the spring

So the definite ending is -et here, not -en.

Compare:

• en have → haven
• et forår → foråret

This helps show the gender of the noun:

• have is a common-gender noun
• forår is a neuter noun

Because the two prepositions are doing different jobs.

• i haven uses i because it describes location: in the garden
• om foråret uses om because it describes a time period: in spring / during spring

So:

• i is often used for physical position or place
• om is often used with recurring or general time expressions

You will often see:

• om sommeren = in summer
• om vinteren = in winter
• om natten = at night

This is just one of those preposition patterns you gradually get used to in Danish.

This is a very useful distinction.

• om foråret usually means in spring in a general or habitual sense
• i foråret usually means this spring or during the spring in a more specific sense

So:

• Vi sår frø om foråret = We sow seeds in spring / every spring
• Vi sår frø i foråret = We are sowing seeds this spring

In your sentence, om foråret suggests a general seasonal habit, not one specific spring.

The verb sår is in the present tense.

But in Danish, just like in English, the present tense can describe:

• something happening now
• a habitual action
• a general fact

In this sentence, it most naturally sounds like a habitual or general action:

• Vi sår frø i haven om foråret = We sow seeds in the garden in spring

That feels like something people normally do each spring, not necessarily something happening at this exact moment.

Yes. Danish has V2 word order, which means the finite verb usually comes in the second position in main clauses.

The neutral order here is:

• Vi sår frø i haven om foråret

But you can move the time phrase to the front:

• Om foråret sår vi frø i haven

Notice what happens: when om foråret moves to the front, the verb sår still stays in second position, so vi moves after the verb.

This is very typical Danish word order.

A rough guide:

• sår: the å sounds a bit like the vowel in English saw or sore, though not exactly
• frø: the ø does not exist in standard English; try saying eh while rounding your lips
• foråret: this contains both å and the soft Danish r, so it can be hard at first

A few useful points:

• å is usually a broad o-like vowel
• ø is a rounded front vowel
• Danish pronunciation is often less phonetic than spelling suggests, so listening and repeating is important

If you want a very rough approximation:

• sår ≈ sore
• frø ≈ something between fruh and French feu
• foråret is harder to approximate well, so it is best learned by listening

You might hear it, but så is the more natural verb when you mean sow seeds.

The difference is roughly:

• så frø = sow seeds
• plante = plant

In many contexts, English plant is broader, but Danish often prefers så specifically for seeds.

So:

• Vi sår frø = We sow seeds
• Vi planter blomster = We plant flowers
• Vi planter et træ = We plant a tree

If the object is frø, så is usually the best choice.

Yes, and that can confuse learners.

sår can also mean wounds as a noun, from et sår = a wound.

So:

• vi sår frø = we sow seeds
• sår = wounds

The meaning is clear from context:

• after vi, it is a verb here
• with a determiner or adjective, it might be a noun, for example et sår or store sår

This is a good reminder that Danish, like English, has some forms that look identical but belong to different word classes.