Hvis min nøgle bliver væk, bliver jeg nervøs.

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Breakdown of Hvis min nøgle bliver væk, bliver jeg nervøs.

• min: my
• blive: to become
• hvis: if

Questions & Answers about Hvis min nøgle bliver væk, bliver jeg nervøs.

Why is hvis used here?

Hvis means if and introduces a condition.

So Hvis min nøgle bliver væk, bliver jeg nervøs has the structure:

• Hvis ... = If ...
• main clause = what happens in that situation

It is a very common way to make conditional sentences in Danish.

Why is bliver used twice? Does it mean the same thing both times?

It is the same verb, blive, but it works a little differently in each part.

• min nøgle bliver væk = my key gets lost / goes missing
• jeg bliver nervøs = I get nervous / become nervous

The basic idea of blive is become / get.

So in both cases there is a change of state:

• the key goes from not missing to missing
• I go from not nervous to nervous

This is very natural Danish.

Why does Danish say min nøgle bliver væk instead of something more like I lose my key?