"Hun plejede at sige nej til øl."

Translation: She used to say no to beer.

[Peter654078]

And was subsequently evicted from Denmark, until she came to her senses.

[Eligeert]

"She'd usually say no to beer" is apparently wrong. How would you say that?

[ElliottPet4]

I believe that would be "hun ville plejede siger nej til øl", but don't quote me. Check it yourself

[londoncallling]

Why not 'normally' as well as 'usually'?

[mipani]

Probably because the sentence is in past tense. Years ago, she used to say "No", but now she likes beer.

[Sue416173]

I think thinknthis is wrong. Siger is present, sagde is the pas tense.

[Mr.Keko]

Because plejede is the verb in the past tense. And at sige is infinitive. The one given is as close as a word by word translation it can get.