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Danish

### Pointing Out Kinds of Things

When you see something nice and want to say "a car like that!" or "such a device", Danish uses the word **sådan** (such / like that).

To point out a specific kind of thing, pair **sådan** with the indefinite article. Match the noun's gender by using **sådan en** for *en*-words and **sådan et** for *et*-words.

You will often hear this structure used to express admiration or a desire to own something similar, especially with the reflexive verb **ønske sig** (to wish for).

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### The Plural Form

When talking about multiple items ("such things" or "things like those"), use **sådan nogle**. This plural form is exactly the same for both *en*-words and *et*-words.

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### Adding Adjectives

To describe the object you are pointing out, place an adjective like **lækker** (nice/delicious) or **sej** (cool) directly between the article and the noun, just as you do in English ("such a cool phone").

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Demonstratives of kind (sådan en / sådan nogle)

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)

Definite superlative adjectives (-este)

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...)

Question	Answer
such / like that	sådan
the sports car	sportsvognen
My father would like to buy a sports car like that.	Min far vil gerne købe sådan en sportsvogn.
to wish for	ønske sig
the motorcycle	motorcyklen
cool	sej
My brother wishes for a motorcycle like that because it is cool.	Min bror ønsker sig sådan en motorcykel fordi den er sej.
the pet	kæledyret
The children wish for a pet like that.	Børnene ønsker sig sådan et kæledyr.
the device	apparatet
We do not need a device like that.	Vi har ikke brug for sådan et apparat.
the teddy bear	bamsen
The boy has a teddy bear like that in the bed.	Drengen har sådan en bamse i sengen.
Where have you bought teddy bears like those?	Hvor har du købt sådan nogle bamser?
nice / delicious (especially food)	lækker
Have you seen such a nice sports car?	Har du set sådan en lækker sportsvogn?
the necklace	halskæden
Her sister wishes for a necklace like that.	Hendes søster ønsker sig sådan en halskæde.
We have seen motorcycles like those in the city.	Vi har set sådan nogle motorcykler i byen.
Pets like those are often very sweet.	Sådan nogle kæledyr er ofte meget søde.
How does one use a device like that?	Hvordan bruger man sådan et apparat?
My mother has such a beautiful necklace.	Min mor har sådan en smuk halskæde.
Such a cool phone is too expensive.	Sådan en sej telefon er for dyr.
I would like to have such a delicious cake.	Jeg vil gerne have sådan en lækker kage.