Questions & Answers about I dag lærer vi ordet "mon", som ofte bruges i spørgsmål.
Why is it lærer vi instead of vi lærer?
Because Danish main clauses usually follow the verb-second rule.
When I dag comes first, it takes the first position in the sentence, so the finite verb lærer must come next:
- I dag lærer vi ordet mon ...
If the subject comes first, then you get:
- Vi lærer ordet mon i dag.
Both are grammatical, but the first version puts extra focus on today.
Why is lærer in the present tense? In English, I might say Today we are learning...
Danish often uses the simple present where English uses either the simple present or the present continuous.
So:
- I dag lærer vi ...
can naturally mean:
- Today we learn ...
- Today we are learning ...
In this context, English usually prefers are learning, but Danish does not need a special continuous form.
What does ordet mean, and why does it end in -et?