Hvis bolden rammer døren, bliver min far gal.

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Breakdown of Hvis bolden rammer døren, bliver min far gal.

• blive: to become
• døren: the door
• hvis: if

Questions & Answers about Hvis bolden rammer døren, bliver min far gal.

Why does the sentence start with hvis?

Hvis means if and introduces a condition. In this sentence, Hvis bolden rammer døren means If the ball hits the door.

A useful contrast is:

• hvis = if
• når = when

So Danish uses hvis because the speaker is talking about a possible situation, not something certain.

Why is it bolden and not just bold?

Bolden means the ball. In Danish, the definite article is usually added to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word in front.

So:

• en bold = a ball
• bolden = the ball

This is very common in Danish. The noun bold is a common gender noun, so its definite ending is -en.

Why is it døren and not dør?