Syntax with Auxillaries
What is it?
Auxillaries are verbs used to form tenses as Present Perfect and Past Perfect, eg. har and havde.
The Rules
The basic word order is:
S = Subject (the do'er)
Aux = Auxillary Verb (has, is, etc.)
(Neg = Negation)
V = Verb (the action)
IO = Indirect Object (and to whom)
DO = Direct Object (what/who is 'actioned')
Examples
| Jeg | har | (ikke) | givet | hende | blomsterne |
| S | Aux | (Neg) | V | IO | DO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [lit: I | have | (not) | given | her | the flowers] |