After min, din, hans …
You know the -e form after den/det/de: den nye bil. The same -e form comes after a possessive or a genitive:
| en ny hat | a new hat |
| min nye hat | my new hat |
| lægens nye bil | the doctor's new car |
| My new hat is black. | Min nye hat er sort. |
| The doctor's new car is expensive. | Lægens nye bil er dyr. |
Two irregular adjectives
gammel (old) loses an e in the middle: gammel → gamle.
| His old hat is green. | Hans gamle hat er grøn. |
lille (small) has a completely different plural: små.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| old | gammel / gamle | gamle |
| small | lille | små |
| The child has small socks. | Barnet har små sokker. |
Clothes that are plural
bukserne (trousers) and brillerne (glasses) are plural in Danish, as in English:
| Where are my glasses? | Hvor er mine briller? |
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