Who someone is
These six adjectives are useful when you talk about people and their lives.
| Danish | English |
|---|---|
| single | single (not in a relationship) |
| kvindelig | female |
| kristen | Christian |
| social | social, sociable |
| nuværende | current, present |
| japansk | Japanese |
Single is borrowed from English and never changes its form:
| Are you single? | Er du single? |
Kvindelig is the adjective of kvinde. Use it before a job word to say the person is a woman:
| I would like a female doctor. | Jeg vil gerne have en kvindelig læge. |
Endings
Kristen keeps its e before -t but drops it before -e: kristen — kristent — kristne.
| His parents are Christian. | Hans forældre er kristne. |
Social follows the normal rules: socialt (neuter), sociale (plural and after den/det).
| The social life at the school is important. | Det sociale liv på skolen er vigtigt. |
Japansk is a nationality word in -sk. Like dansk, it never adds -t in the neuter: et japansk ord. (Other -sk words do take it: et friskt brød.) It is also the name of the language, written with a small letter:
| My sister is learning Japanese. | Min søster lærer japansk. |
Nuværende
Nuværende comes from nu (now) and means "the one there is now". It ends in -ende, so it never changes. It only goes before a noun, after a word like min, din, sin or den, det: din nuværende adresse, den nuværende regering.
| What is your current address? | Hvad er din nuværende adresse? |
| My current partner is a Dane. | Min nuværende kæreste er dansker. |
