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Danish

### Saying "A" and "An"

In the previous lesson, you learned that Danish attaches a suffix to the end of a noun to say "the" (like *-en* or *-et*). To say "a" or "an", Danish works exactly like English: you place an independent word *before* the noun.

Since Danish nouns have two genders, there are two words for "a / an":
- For common nouns, use **en**.
- For neuter nouns, use **et**.

Notice that the indefinite articles **en** and **et** match the exact same letters used for the definite suffixes. If a word uses **en** for "a" (*en dreng*), it will take *-en* for "the" (*drengen*).

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### Seeing Things

Let's introduce a new verb: **se** (to see). 

Just like *er* (am/are/is), Danish verbs don't change form to match the subject. In the present tense, "see" or "sees" is always **ser**.

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### Mixing "A" and "The"

Now you have two distinct ways to talk about nouns. Always remember the difference in placement:
- **En hund** = A dog (Indefinite article in the front)
- **Hunden** = The dog (Definite suffix at the back)

Let's see indefinite and definite nouns working together in the same sentences:

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Indefinite articles (en, et)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

phrase

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

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

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

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Common Materials

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Short answers (Ja, det gør jeg)

Greetings (hej, godmorgen, farvel)

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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...)

Future with present tense

Question	Answer
a / an (common)	en
the boy	drengen
He is a boy.	Han er en dreng.
the girl	pigen
She is a girl.	Hun er en pige.
a / an (neuter)	et
the child	barnet
You are a child.	Du er et barn.
to see / to look at	se
I see a man.	Jeg ser en mand.
I see a house there.	Jeg ser et hus der.
the dog	hunden
the cat	katten
I see a dog and a cat.	Jeg ser en hund og en kat.
the apple	æblet
The cat and an apple are here.	Katten og et æble er her.
the table	bordet
A dog is there, and the table is here.	En hund er der, og bordet er her.
A girl sees an apple.	En pige ser et æble.
A child is here, and a table is there.	Et barn er her, og et bord er der.
The boy sees a woman.	Drengen ser en kvinde.
A man sees a car.	En mand ser en bil.