Breakdown of Læreren beder os om at åbne sangbogen og følge noderne nøje.
og
and
åbne
to open
at
to
læreren
the teacher
Questions & Answers about Læreren beder os om at åbne sangbogen og følge noderne nøje.
Why is it Læreren and not lærer?
Because -en is the Danish definite article attached to the noun.
- lærer = teacher / a teacher
- læreren = the teacher
Danish usually puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English does.
So:
- Læreren beder os ... = The teacher asks us ...
Why is it beder os om at ...? What does that structure mean?
at bede nogen om at gøre noget is a very common Danish pattern. It means:
- to ask someone to do something
Breakdown:
- beder = asks
- os = us
- om at = introduces what we are being asked to do
- åbne ... og følge ... = the actions
So:
- Læreren beder os om at åbne sangbogen ...
= The teacher asks us to open the songbook ...
This is one of those expressions that is best learned as a whole pattern:
- Jeg bad ham om at komme. = I asked him to come.
- Hun beder os om at vente. = She asks us to wait.