No. 369 in Danish
formiddag
"Formiddag" means "morning" or "before noon" in English.
In a sentence
Jeg skal til lægen i formiddag.
I am going to the doctor this morning.
Here, 'formiddag' refers to 'this morning,' indicating the time before noon on the current day.
På lørdag holder vi en picnic i formiddagen.
On Saturday, we are having a picnic in the morning.
In this sentence, 'formiddagen' specifies the morning period on a specific future day, Saturday.
Hun foretrækker at studere om formiddagen.
She prefers to study in the morning.
Here, 'om formiddagen' generalizes the activity to the morning time as a habitual action.
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