Undskyld, har De en ekstra pagaj til kanoen?

to have

Breakdown of Undskyld, har De en ekstra pagaj til kanoen?

• til: for
• ekstra: extra
• en: an

Questions & Answers about Undskyld, har De en ekstra pagaj til kanoen?

Why does the sentence start with Undskyld?

Undskyld means sorry / excuse me and is commonly used to politely get someone’s attention before asking a question. In English, we might say Excuse me in the same situation.

In this sentence, it softens the request and makes it more polite.

Why is De capitalized?

De is the formal, polite way to say you in Danish. It is often capitalized to show respect, especially in more traditional or formal language.

A learner should know that:

• De = formal you
• du = informal you

In modern spoken Danish, du is much more common, and De can sound very formal, old-fashioned, or especially polite depending on the context.

Why is the word order har De instead of De har?