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Subordinate word order: ikke before verb

Subordinate word order: ikke before verb

Structure:

subclause: subject + ikke + verb

This is the key subclause rule: ikke and other adverbs shift to BEFORE the finite verb inside the subordinate clause.

Example:

Jeg vet at han ikke kommer. **Translation:** I know that he is not coming.

Examples

Jeg vet at han ikke kommer.

I know that he is not coming.

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Practice

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Jeg vet at han ikke kommer."

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