"After the dinner he usually sleeps."
Translation:Efter aftensmaden sover han sædvanligvis.
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When learning words like sædvanligvis, that look hard at first, I try to break them down so that they are easier for me to remember. (Sometimes I get ahold of erroneous ideas. Blame Google):
What is the difference between "vanlig" and "sædvanlig": what does the "sæd" add to the idea of "usual"?
Can we think of the "-vis" as being like our English "-wise"?
The word order is killing me on adverbs. Couldn't it have been "han sover sædvanligvis"?
This is a great explanation! Thanks! I think I am finallly starting to get the hang of it!
Tak for det. I cannot get the pdf link to work. Would you be so kind and email to me at justicecamm@gmail.com? Thank you!
Any email I write would just be the link included above. But to find it go to www.basby.dk, click on "Grammatikøvelser" then scroll down to "Word Order" and it is the first link in Word Order list
Why in this instance is "sædvanligvis" being used and not plejer or are they interchangeable?
would ' efter aftensmaden han plejer at sover' be correct as another correct translation?
English usage: After THE dinner implies a special event. If it was a normal meal at home it would just be: after dinner.
The English translation is probably wrong, because it only makes sense if it's a specific regularly occurring event. Without adding additional context, I think the danish sentence more accurately translated, "after dinner, he usually sleeps".. so I am agreeing and hope they will change it
