Questions & Answers about Hvilke bøger vil du gerne låne på biblioteket?
Why does the sentence start with Hvilke instead of Hvad?
Hvilke means which and is used when you are choosing from a set of things, especially plural nouns.
So:
- Hvilke bøger = which books
- Hvad = what
You would not normally say Hvad bøger here.
A useful comparison:
- Hvilke bøger vil du gerne låne? = Which books would you like to borrow?
- Hvad vil du gerne låne? = What would you like to borrow?
The first asks you to identify specific books; the second is more general.
Why is it bøger and not bogen or bøgerne?
Because the sentence is asking about books in general, in the plural, without saying the books.
Here are the forms:
- en bog = a book
- bogen = the book
- bøger = books
- bøgerne = the books
So:
- Hvilke bøger ...? = Which books ...?
If it were Hvilke bøgerne, that would be wrong here.
Why is the word order vil du gerne and not du vil gerne?