Questions & Answers about Kan du hente mig? Ja, det kan jeg godt.
Why is kan at the beginning of Kan du hente mig?
Because this is a yes/no question in Danish. In main-clause yes/no questions, the finite verb usually comes first.
- Statement: Du kan hente mig. = You can pick me up.
- Question: Kan du hente mig? = Can you pick me up?
This is similar to English verb-subject inversion in Can you... ?
What does hente mean here?
Hente means to pick up, to fetch, or to go and get someone or something.
In Kan du hente mig?, it usually means:
- Can you pick me up?
- often in the sense of coming to get someone by car, from a station, from school, etc.
So hente is not just take in general; it usually implies going to where the person or thing is and bringing them back or away.
Why is it mig and not jeg?