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Vi tager metroen, så slipper vi for den lange kø ved broen.
Meaning
We are taking the metro, so we avoid the long queue by the bridge.
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Questions & Answers about Vi tager metroen, så slipper vi for den lange kø ved broen.
Why is it tager metroen? Why not just tager metro?
Because metroen is the definite form of en metro.
- en metro = a metro
- metroen = the metro
In Danish, with transport, it is very common to say tage + definite form:
- tage bussen = take the bus
- tage toget = take the train
- tage metroen = take the metro
So Vi tager metroen sounds natural in the same way We’re taking the metro does in English.
Why are tager and slipper in the present tense if the sentence can talk about the future?
Danish often uses the present tense for planned or expected future actions.
So Vi tager metroen can mean:
- We take the metro
- We’re taking the metro
- We’ll take the metro
The time is understood from the situation, not only from the verb form. English does this too sometimes: Tomorrow we take the train is possible, though Danish does it even more naturally.
Why is the word order så slipper vi instead of så vi slipper?