The Excessive Degree: For
In English, when something is in excess, we use the word "too" (as in "too big" or "too spicy"). In Danish, you express this by placing the word for directly before the adjective.
Just like any other adjective in Danish, an adjective following for must still agree with the noun it describes in gender and number. Notice how the adjective takes the plural -e ending in the first example below to match the plural noun bukserne (the trousers), but remains in its basic form for the singular common noun kjolen (the dress).
Complaining About Food
This structure is perfectly suited for critiquing a meal. You will often use it with taste and texture adjectives like krydret (spicy), salt (salty), bitter (bitter), or fed (fatty).
Remember that neuter (t-word) nouns require a -t added to the end of the adjective. In the next example, tør (dry) becomes tørt to agree with the neuter noun kødet (the meat).
Complaining About Sound
You can also use for to complain about the noise level. In Danish, the adjective høj literally means "high", but it is also the standard word used for "loud" when talking about music, volume (lydstyrken), or the bass (bassen).
