Questions & Answers about Uden sin lur bliver hun hurtigt træt og græder.
Why does the sentence start with Uden sin lur?
Uden sin lur means without her nap. It is a prepositional phrase:
- uden = without
- sin lur = her nap
Danish often puts this kind of phrase at the beginning of the sentence to set the scene or give context. So the sentence is structured like:
- Uden sin lur = without her nap
- bliver hun hurtigt træt og græder = she quickly gets tired and cries
It is similar to English sentences like:
- Without her nap, she quickly gets tired and cries.
Why is it sin lur and not hendes lur?