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### Something New

In English, we place adjectives directly after indefinite pronouns to express ideas like "something good" or "something fun." Danish uses the exact same structure with the word *noget* (something). 

Because *noget* is neuter, the adjective attached to it must also be in its neuter form. For regular adjectives, this simply means adding a **-t** to the end of the word (for example, *ny* becomes *nyt*, and *original* becomes *originalt*).

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### Adjectives That Do Not Change

Not all adjectives get a **-t** when paired with *noget*. Adjectives ending in **-ende** (like *afslappende*, *udfordrende*, or *spændende*) never change their form. The same is true for a few special adjectives like *anderledes* (different).

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### Nothing Special

When you want to express that there is "nothing" of a certain quality, you can use *ingenting* or *intet* (nothing). Just like with *noget*, the adjective that follows must be in its neuter form.

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### Seeking Entertainment

Combining indefinite pronouns with adjectives is incredibly useful when making plans, suggesting activities, or reviewing a performance. Whether you want to relax or be challenged, you can now describe exactly what kind of experience you are looking for.

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Indefinite pronouns with adjectives (noget nyt)

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)

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Reflexive possessives (sin, sit, sine)

Singular object pronouns (mig, dig)

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The infinitive marker (at)

The modal verb can (kan)

The modal verb want to (vil)

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Negating modal verbs

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

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Coordinating conjunctions (og, men, eller)

Subordinating conjunctions (at, fordi)

Subordinate clause negation

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Zero-ending neuter plurals

The Human Body: Head and Face

The Human Body: Limbs and Torso

Personal Hygiene

Digital Life

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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
different (differently, otherwise)	anderledes
We are trying something different today.	Vi prøver noget anderledes i dag.
The game is fun because we are trying something different.	Spillet er sjovt fordi vi prøver noget anderledes.
to suggest	foreslå
relaxing	afslappende
What can you suggest? We would like to do something relaxing.	Hvad kan du foreslå? Vi vil gerne lave noget afslappende.
special	særlig
The man has nothing special to suggest.	Manden har intet særligt at foreslå.
the suggestion	forslaget
I think that the suggestion sounds like something exciting.	Jeg synes at forslaget lyder som noget spændende.
The doctor says nothing special.	Lægen siger ingenting særligt.
I need something relaxing after the meeting.	Jeg har brug for noget afslappende efter mødet.
challenging	udfordrende
What are we looking for? We are looking for something challenging.	Hvad leder vi efter? Vi leder efter noget udfordrende.
She buys nothing expensive today.	Hun køber ingenting dyrt i dag.
Who is making something delicious?	Hvem laver noget lækkert?
The girl says nothing funny because she is tired.	Pigen siger ingenting sjovt fordi hun er træt.
original	original
He always has something original to say.	Han har altid noget originalt at sige.
I read the book because I want to learn something new.	Jeg læser bogen fordi jeg vil lære noget nyt.
We are happy because we are doing something exciting.	Vi er glade fordi vi laver noget spændende.
the entertainment	underholdningen
Where do we find the entertainment?	Hvor finder vi underholdningen?
the activity	aktiviteten
amusing	morsom
The actor tries the activity because he is looking for something challenging and funny.	Skuespilleren prøver aktiviteten fordi han leder efter noget udfordrende og morsomt.
The proposal is something original, but the entertainment is nothing exciting.	Forslaget er noget originalt, men underholdningen er intet spændende.
The nurse proposes the activity because she needs something funny.	Sygeplejersken foreslår aktiviteten fordi hun har brug for noget morsomt.