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### Definite Superlatives

In the previous lesson, you learned that basic superlative adjectives end in **-est**. However, when a superlative directly describes a specific noun—like "the tallest statue" or "the most famous building"—you must add an extra **-e** to the adjective, making the ending **-este**.

Because you are talking about a specific, definite item, you also need to place a freestanding definite article before the adjective:
- Use **den** for en-words (common gender).
- Use **det** for et-words (neuter gender).

Importantly, the noun itself stays in its basic, indefinite form. Because the freestanding article (*den* or *det*) already does the job of saying "the", you do not add a "the" suffix to the end of the noun.

### Using *den* (Common Gender)

For en-words, pair **den** with the **-este** adjective:

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### Using *det* (Neuter Gender)

For et-words, use **det** instead. The adjective takes the exact same **-este** ending:

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### Describing Landmarks

You will frequently use definite superlatives to point out specific places, buildings, or geographical features. Look at how both *den* and *det* forms are used to describe landmarks in context:

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Definite superlative adjectives (-este)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

phrase

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Definite nouns and the copula (-en, -et, er)

Indefinite articles (en, et)

Present tense verbs and word order (-r)

Plural subject pronouns (vi, I, de)

The verb to have (har)

Yes/No questions

Wh-questions (hvad, hvem, hvor)

Main clause negation (ikke)

Regular noun plurals (-er, -r)

Short noun plurals (-e)

Definite plurals (-ne)

Neuter adjective agreement (-t)

Plural adjective agreement (-e)

Adjectives with indefinite nouns

Adjectives with definite nouns (den / det / de ... -e)

Numbers 1 to 10

Numbers 11 to 20

Counting by tens to 100

Expressing age (er ... år)

Genitive possession (-s)

Singular possessives (min, din)

Third-person possessives (hans, hendes)

Plural possessives (vores, jeres, deres)

Reflexive possessives (sin, sit, sine)

Singular object pronouns (mig, dig)

Plural object pronouns (os, jer, dem)

The infinitive marker (at)

The modal verb can (kan)

The modal verb want to (vil)

The modal verb must (skal)

Negating modal verbs

Inversion after adverbs

Prepositions of position (i, på)

Prepositions of direction (til, fra)

Days of the week (mandag, tirsdag...)

Months of the year (januar, februar...)

Telling time (hel, halv, kvart)

Coordinating conjunctions (og, men, eller)

Subordinating conjunctions (at, fordi)

Subordinate clause negation

Commands (køb, vent, spis)

Zero-ending neuter plurals

The Human Body: Head and Face

The Human Body: Limbs and Torso

Personal Hygiene

Digital Life

Tools and Hardware

Emergency and Safety

Common Materials

Money and Payments

Short answers (Ja, det gør jeg)

Greetings (hej, godmorgen, farvel)

Thanks and apologies (tak, undskyld)

Jobs and nationalities (Hun er lærer)

Likes and dislikes (kan godt lide)

Somebody and something (nogen, noget, ingen)

How much? (meget, lidt, mere, nok)

With, by, over and under (med, ved, over, under)

Ordinals and dates (den første april)

Wishes for every occasion (tillykke, god bedring)

Times of day (om morgenen, om aftenen)

My day (stå op, gå i seng)

Past tense I: -ede and -te (i går)

My new hat (min nye hat, små, gamle)

Past tense II: irregular verbs (var, havde, gik)

Reacting in a conversation (nå, det lyder godt)

The family and irregular plurals (mænd, børn, fødder)

In the shop (Hvad koster det?)

Demonstratives: that and those (den, det, de)

Demonstratives: this and these (denne, dette, disse)

Adverbs of manner (-t)

Comparing things (-ere, end)

Superlative adjectives (-est)

Irregular adjective comparison

Comparing long adjectives (mere, mest)

The reflexive pronoun (sig)

Reflexive verbs

Reciprocal verbs (-s)

Deponent verbs (-s)

Past opinions (syntes)

Present perfect tense with regular verbs (har... -et/-t)

Present perfect tense with irregular verbs (har...)

Present perfect tense with movement (er...)

Past perfect tense (havde / var...)

Future with present tense

Question	Answer
famous	berømt
the capital	hovedstaden
What is the most famous building in the capital?	Hvad er den berømteste bygning i hovedstaden?
the castle	slottet
The most beautiful castle is in the forest.	Det smukkeste slot ligger i skoven.
dark	mørk
the museum	museet
We are visiting the darkest museum in the country.	Vi besøger det mørkeste museum i landet.
the statue	statuen
He wants to see the tallest statue.	Han vil gerne se den højeste statue.
deep	dyb
the island	øen
The deepest river is by the island.	Den dybeste flod er ved øen.
the square (plaza, open space)	pladsen
Can you find the most famous restaurant in the square?	Kan du finde den berømteste restaurant på pladsen?
the church	kirken
The most beautiful church is on the square.	Den smukkeste kirke ligger på torvet.
It is the most important museum in the city.	Det er det vigtigste museum i byen.
We live in the newest building on the street.	Vi bor i den nyeste bygning på gaden.
She buys groceries in the most expensive shop in the capital.	Hun køber ind i den dyreste butik i hovedstaden.
The tallest tower is over there.	Det højeste tårn er derovre.
We travel to the warmest island in the summer.	Vi rejser til den varmeste ø om sommeren.
He swims in the deepest lake.	Han svømmer i den dybeste sø.
The man sees the darkest church in the square.	Manden ser den mørkeste kirke på pladsen.
The woman finds the tallest statue by the newest castle.	Kvinden finder den højeste statue ved det nyeste slot.