No. 299 in Danish
at
"At" in Danish translates to "to" in English, typically used before verbs in the infinitive form.
In a sentence
Jeg elsker at læse.
I love to read.
In this sentence, 'at' functions as a marker to indicate the start of an infinitive verb, 'læse' (to read).
Han sagde, at han ville komme.
He said that he would come.
Here, 'at' is a subordinating conjunction introducing a dependent clause, 'han ville komme' (he would come).
Det er vigtigt at tænke over det.
It is important to think about it.
In this context, 'at' precedes the infinitive verb 'tænke', serving again as a marker for the verb's infinitive form.
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