Breakdown of Efter lærerens forklaring bliver vi enige om svaret.
Questions & Answers about Efter lærerens forklaring bliver vi enige om svaret.
Because Danish is a V2 language in main clauses. That means the finite verb usually comes in the second position.
Here, the sentence begins with the time phrase Efter lærerens forklaring (After the teacher’s explanation). Since that whole phrase takes the first position, the verb must come next:
- Efter lærerens forklaring = position 1
- bliver = position 2
- vi = subject after the verb
So:
- Vi bliver enige om svaret. = neutral word order
- Efter lærerens forklaring bliver vi enige om svaret. = same idea, but with the time phrase moved to the front
This is very common in Danish.
Lærerens means the teacher’s.
The ending -s is the normal Danish possessive ending, like English ’s.
Here the noun is læreren (the teacher), and then -s is added:
- lærer = teacher
- læreren = the teacher
- lærerens = the teacher’s
So:
- lærerens forklaring = the teacher’s explanation
Danish often forms possession this way, even when the noun already has the definite ending.