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Breakdown of Han anbefaler en liten restaurant hvor de serverer fersk fisk med løk.
han
he
en
a
liten
small
med
with
de
they
servere
to serve
fersk
fresh
fisken
the fish
anbefale
to recommend
restauranten
the restaurant
hvor
where
løken
the onion
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Questions & Answers about Han anbefaler en liten restaurant hvor de serverer fersk fisk med løk.
What does anbefaler mean and what is its infinitive form?
anbefaler is the present‐tense form of the verb anbefale, which means “to recommend.” So Han anbefaler … translates as “He recommends ….”
Why do we say en liten restaurant and not et lite restaurant?
Restaurant is a common‐gender noun (an en‐ord), so you use the indefinite article en. For common‐gender nouns, the indefinite adjective form is liten. Neuter nouns (an et‐ord) would take et + lite (e.g. et lite hus).
What does hvor mean here and can we use som instead?
Here, hvor is a relative adverb meaning “where,” introducing additional information about the place. You could also say:
• en liten restaurant som serverer fersk fisk med løk
using som (“that/which”) as a relative pronoun.
Using hvor emphasizes the location more directly, while som is a more general relative connector.
Why is the verb serverer right after the subject in hvor de serverer? Shouldn’t subordinate clauses be verb‐final?
Clauses introduced by relative adverbs like hvor follow main‐clause word order (Subject–Verb–Object). Only clauses beginning with subordinating conjunctions such as at or fordi force the verb to the end.
What does fersk mean and why doesn’t it change its ending?
fersk means “fresh.” In the indefinite singular—both common and neuter—fersk remains unchanged:
• fersk fisk (fresh fish)
If you made it definite or plural, it would take endings:
• den ferske fisken (the fresh fish)
• ferske fisker (fresh fishes)
Why is there no article before fersk fisk or before løk in med løk?
Here fisk and løk are used generically as mass nouns (like ingredients), so no article is needed. English does the same: “They serve fresh fish with onions,” without an article.
Why is de used in hvor de serverer, and not dem?
de is the subject (nominative) pronoun for “they.” dem is the object (accusative) pronoun meaning “them.” Since de is the subject of serverer, you must use de, not dem.