Træneren siger, at banen er våd, men at bolden stadig er god nok.

The coach says that the field is wet, but that the ball is still good enough.

Breakdown of Træneren siger, at banen er våd, men at bolden stadig er god nok.

• være: to be
• men: but
• stadig: still
• at: that

Questions & Answers about Træneren siger, at banen er våd, men at bolden stadig er god nok.

What does the -en ending mean in træneren, banen, and bolden?

It is the singular definite ending for a common-gender noun.

So:

• træner = coach

• træneren = the coach

• bane = field / pitch / court

• banen = the field / pitch / court

• bold = ball
• bolden = the ball

In Danish, the definite article is often attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like English the.

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Why is it siger and not sige?

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

• at sige = to say
• siger = says / is saying

So Træneren siger means The coach says.

This is very common in Danish: many present-tense verbs end in -r.

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Why is at used twice: at banen er våd, men at bolden stadig er god nok?