Word
Lægen lægger en forbinding på hendes håndled.
Meaning
The doctor puts a bandage on her wrist.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about Lægen lægger en forbinding på hendes håndled.
Why is it lægen and not læge?
Lægen means the doctor, while læge means doctor in a general or indefinite sense.
Danish usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun:
- en læge = a doctor
- lægen = the doctor
So Lægen lægger ... means The doctor is putting ...
Why does lægger end in -er?
Because lægger is the present tense of the verb at lægge.
The pattern is:
- at lægge = to put / to lay
- lægger = puts / is putting
- lagde = put / laid
- har lagt = has put / has laid
In Danish, the present tense often ends in -er, so lægen lægger means the doctor puts / is putting.
What is the difference between lægger and ligger? They look very similar.