I pusletasken ligger der både en ekstra ble og en blød sut.

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Breakdown of I pusletasken ligger der både en ekstra ble og en blød sut.

• i: in
• en: a
• ligge: to be located

Questions & Answers about I pusletasken ligger der både en ekstra ble og en blød sut.

Why does pusletasken end in -en?

Because Danish usually makes the definite form by adding the article to the end of the noun.

• en pusletaske = a diaper bag / a changing bag
• pusletasken = the diaper bag / the changing bag

So I pusletasken means in the diaper bag.

This is one of the first big differences from English: Danish often puts the at the end of the noun instead of before it.

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What does I pusletasken mean exactly, and why is it at the beginning of the sentence?

I means in, so I pusletasken means In the diaper bag.

It is placed first because Danish often puts the place or time first when that is the setting for the sentence. Starting with the location is very natural.

So the sentence structure is roughly:

• I pusletasken = setting/location
• ligger der = there is/are lying
• både en ekstra ble og en blød sut = both an extra diaper and a soft pacifier

Putting I pusletasken first gives emphasis to the location: In the diaper bag, there is...

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Why is it ligger der and not der ligger?