Where is it?
| Da | En | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hvor er bogen?Where is the book? | |||||
| Bogen er på bordetThe book is on the table | |||||
| Hvor er tasken?Where is the bag? | |||||
| Tasken er på gulvetThe bag is on the floor | |||||
| [lit: the book is lying on the table] | |||||
| [lit: the bag is standing on the floor] | |||||
| [lit: the bag is lying on the floor] | |||||
When telling someone where something is, you will often describe the physical position of the object.
In the extra examples above, you have a bag that can either stand (står) og lie (ligger) on the floor. Why? Because it depends on what kind of bag it is.
If it is a briefcase kind of bag standing up you will say Tasken står på gulvet whereas if we are describing a bag that actually is lying down we will say just that: Tasken ligger på gulvet.