Vi har brug for en anden løsning, hvis planen går galt.

We need a different solution if the plan goes wrong.

Breakdown of Vi har brug for en anden løsning, hvis planen går galt.

• en: a
• vi: we
• hvis: if
• gå galt: to go wrong

Questions & Answers about Vi har brug for en anden løsning, hvis planen går galt.

Why is it har brug for and not just har brug?

In Danish, the fixed expression is at have brug for = to need / to have need of.

So:

• Vi har brug for en anden løsning = We need another solution

You normally cannot stop at har brug in this meaning. The for is part of the expression.

A few examples:

• Jeg har brug for hjælp. = I need help.
• Har du brug for en pause? = Do you need a break?

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Why is it en anden løsning?

Because løsning is a common gender noun, so it takes en in the indefinite singular.

• en løsning = a solution
• løsningen = the solution

The word anden means other / another, and it changes form to match the noun:

• en anden løsning = another solution
• et andet problem = another problem
• andre løsninger = other solutions

So here en anden løsning is the correct form because løsning is an en-word.

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Why is it anden and not andet or andre?