"Hvorfor er det brunt?"
Translation:Why is it brown?
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Since 'hvor' is 'where', would 'hvorfor' be similar to 'wherefore', which was early modern English for 'why' (such as in Romeo and Juliet: "wherefore art thou Romeo")
I acquired most of my Danish language knowledge before ever reading Shakespeare, and sometimes it helped like this. Obsolete words and grammatical structures used by Shakespeare are often similar to modern Danish.
That sounds like something someone would tell me when I'm baking something...
As long as they're not asking hvorfor er det sort? I think you'll be okay (;
they are probably questioning the black and brown stawberrys bears and blue animals were eating in colours
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It's because "det" is used, which is neuter. The adjective follows its gender, hence it's brunt, and not brun.
If you say "Why are they brown?" it would be "Hvorfor er de brune?"
