B1 · Intermédiaire Chapitre 33

Subordinate Clauses

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Master the art of placing 'ikke' correctly in your Danish subordinate clauses.

  • Identify the structure of subordinate clauses.
  • Position central adverbs like 'ikke' before the verb.
  • Connect complex sentences with subordinating conjunctions.
Master the flow of Danish complex sentences.

Ce que tu vas apprendre

Word order in dependent clauses. Learn the 'central adverb' rule where 'ikke' comes before the verb.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: correctly construct sentences using subordinate conjunctions where 'ikke' precedes the verb.

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Spot the Conjunction

Always look for 'at', 'fordi', or 'hvis' at the start of the clause.
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Vocabulaire clé (5)

fordi because at that hvis if ikke not selvom even though

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Review Summary

  • Conjunction + Subject + ikke + Verb

Erreurs courantes

In main clauses, 'ikke' follows the verb. In subordinate clauses, it must move forward.

Wrong: Jeg ved, at hun spiser ikke.
Correct: Jeg ved, at hun ikke spiser.

The subject must always come before 'ikke'.

Wrong: Fordi ikke jeg ved det...
Correct: Fordi jeg ikke ved det...

You placed 'ikke' after the modal verb; it must precede the entire verb phrase.

Wrong: Hun sagde, at hun kunne ikke komme.
Correct: Hun sagde, at hun ikke kunne komme.

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Subordinate Clause Word Order (SAVO)

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Next Steps

You have mastered one of the most difficult hurdles in Danish grammar! Keep practicing, and it will become second nature.

Write a 5-sentence story using 'fordi' and 'at'.

Continue to: Past Perfect

Pratique rapide (3)

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Jeg ved, at hun spiser ikke.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Jeg ved, at hun ikke spiser.
Adverb before verb.

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Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Jeg ved, at han ikke kommer.
SAVO rule.

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Fill in the blank.

Jeg ved, at han ___ ___ spiser.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ikke
Adverb before verb.

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Questions fréquentes (2)

It stands for Subjunction-Adverb-Verb-Object.
Yes, 'aldrig', 'ofte', etc., follow the same rule.
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