Breakdown of Hun er alt for træt til at gå ud i aften.
Questions & Answers about Hun er alt for træt til at gå ud i aften.
What does alt for mean here?
Alt for means far too or much too.
So:
- for træt = too tired
- alt for træt = far too tired / much too tired
The word alt strengthens for here. It does not mean all in this sentence.
Could the sentence also be Hun er for træt til at gå ud i aften?
Yes. That would still be correct.
The difference is:
- for træt = too tired
- alt for træt = far too tired / much too tired
So alt for adds extra emphasis.
Why is it træt and not trætte?
Because træt is the basic singular/common form used with hun.
In this sentence:
- hun = she
- er = is
- træt = tired
You use trætte in some other situations, for example plural:
- De er trætte = They are tired
So here, with one person, træt is correct.
What does til at mean in til at gå ud?
Here til at means something like to in English after an adjective such as too tired to...
So:
- for træt til at gå ud = too tired to go out
This is a very common Danish pattern:
- for + adjective + til at + infinitive
Examples:
- for ung til at køre bil = too young to drive
- for dyrt til at købe = too expensive to buy
Why is there an at before gå?
Because gå is an infinitive here, and Danish usually uses at before the infinitive in this kind of structure.
- at gå = to go
So:
- til at gå ud = to go out
This is similar to English to go out.
What does gå ud mean? Why not just gå?
Gå ud is a very common expression meaning go out.
In this sentence, it usually means going out socially, for example to meet people, eat out, go to a bar, and so on.
- gå alone = walk / go
- gå ud = go out
So gå ud i aften means go out tonight, not just walk tonight.
Why is i aften two words?
Because it is a prepositional time expression:
- i = in
- aften = evening
Together, i aften means tonight / this evening.
English uses one word, tonight, but Danish expresses the idea differently.
Can i aften move to another place in the sentence?
Yes, often it can.
For example:
- Hun er alt for træt til at gå ud i aften.
- I aften er hun alt for træt til at gå ud.
Both are possible, but the emphasis changes a little. Starting with i aften puts more focus on tonight.
Notice that in the second version, er still comes before hun. That is because Danish main clauses follow the verb-second pattern.
Why is the word order Hun er ... and not something else?
Because this is a normal Danish main clause, and Danish usually puts the finite verb in the second position.
So the structure is:
- Hun = subject
- er = finite verb
- the rest of the sentence follows
This is the standard word order for a simple statement:
- Hun er træt
- Jeg kommer i morgen
- Vi går ud senere
Is er the same as English is?
Yes.
Er is the present tense of at være = to be.
So:
- jeg er = I am
- du er = you are
- hun er = she is
- de er = they are
Unlike English, Danish uses the same present form er with all persons.
How would a native speaker naturally understand the whole sentence?
A native speaker would understand it as something like:
She’s far too tired to go out tonight.
The feeling is very natural and idiomatic. It suggests that her tiredness is the reason she will not go out this evening.
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