Neuter Adjectives: The "-t" Ending
In Danish, adjectives must agree with the gender of the noun they describe. When an adjective describes a neuter noun (an et word), add -t to the end of the base adjective.
For example, god (good) becomes godt when describing a neuter noun like vejret (the weather). Likewise, dårlig (bad) becomes dårligt.
| The weather is good. | Vejret er godt. |
| Is the weather bad? | Er vejret dårligt? |
Describing the Environment
This rule applies to all neuter nouns. You can easily spot a definite neuter noun because it ends in -et (like vandet, græsset, or træet). Remember the -t ending:
- varm (warm) becomes varmt
- grøn (green) becomes grønt
- stor (big) becomes stort
| Is the water warm here? | Er vandet varmt her? |
| The grass is green. | Græsset er grønt. |
| The tree is big and green. | Træet er stort og grønt. |
Common Gender vs. Neuter
This -t ending is strictly for neuter nouns. Common gender nouns (en words), like drengen (the boy), use the base form of the adjective.
Compare how the adjectives kold (cold) and våd (wet) change depending on the noun's gender:
| The boy is cold and wet. | Drengen er kold og våd. |
| The weather is cold and bad. | Vejret er koldt og dårligt. |
| The child is wet. | Barnet er vådt. |
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