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Han sender en e-post til kontoret og spør om ledig time.
Meaning
He sends an email to the office and asks about an available appointment.
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Questions & Answers about Han sender en e-post til kontoret og spør om ledig time.
Why is e-post hyphenated, and what does it literally mean?
E-post is a compound of e (short for elektronisk) and post. The hyphen shows that it’s a loan formation meaning “electronic mail.”
What does ledig mean in this context?
Ledig means “free” or “available” when talking about time slots. So ledig time is a “free appointment slot.”
Why do we say en e-post instead of omitting the article?
The indefinite article en marks that it’s one (unspecified) email. If you omitted en, it might sound like you’re talking about email as a general concept, not sending a specific message.
Why is kontoret in the definite form (with ‑et)?
We’re referring to a specific office—the recipient’s workplace—so we use the definite form kontoret (“the office”) rather than et kontor (“an office”).
Why use til kontoret and not på kontoret?
Til indicates direction or destination (“to the office”). På kontoret would focus on location (“at the office”), which doesn’t fit “sending to.”