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Danish

### The Spoken "Which" or "What kind of"

While you can use words like **hvilken**, **hvilket**, and **hvilke** to ask "which" or "what kind of," spoken Danish heavily relies on a different, more conversational pattern: **hvad for en**, **hvad for et**, or **hvad for nogle**.

You choose the form based on the gender and number of the noun you are asking about.

### Hvad for en (Common Gender)

For common-gender nouns (*en-words*), simply use **hvad for en**. 

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### Hvad for et (Neuter Nouns)

When asking about a neuter noun (an *et-word*), use **hvad for et**.

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### Hvad for nogle (Plural Nouns)

When asking about multiple items, regardless of their gender, use **hvad for nogle**. This phrase works perfectly in both direct questions and indirect statements.

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### In the Workshop

As you talk about tools and DIY projects, this pattern will quickly become second nature. Just pay attention to whether the tool or material takes **en**, **et**, or is plural, and match your question word accordingly.

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Spoken 'what kind of' (hvad for en, et, nogle)

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)

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

Tools and Hardware

Emergency and Safety

Common Materials

Money and Payments

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
what kind of (neuter)	hvad for et
What kind of board do we need?	Hvad for et bræt har vi brug for?
Do you know what kind of nail we should use?	Ved du hvad for et søm vi skal bruge?
what kind of (plural)	hvad for nogle
What kind of materials should we buy?	Hvad for nogle materialer skal vi købe?
I always forget which screws you would prefer to have.	Jeg glemmer altid hvad for nogle skruer du helst vil have.
the toolbox	værktøjskassen
What kind of screwdriver is in the toolbox?	Hvad for en skruetrækker ligger i værktøjskassen?
You must stop moving my toolbox.	Du skal lade være med at flytte min værktøjskasse.
the wrench	skruenøglen
What kind of wrench is lying over there on the table?	Hvad for en skruenøgle ligger henne på bordet?
Give me the wrench you have in your hand.	Giv mig den skruenøgle du har i hånden.
the glue	limen
We do not have any more of the glue you are using.	Vi har ikke mere af den lim du bruger.
What kind of glue should we use for the project?	Hvad for en lim skal vi bruge til projektet?
the sandpaper	sandpapiret
I need some sandpaper to remove the paint.	Jeg har brug for noget sandpapir til at fjerne malingen.
What kind of sandpaper would you prefer to use?	Hvad for et sandpapir vil du helst bruge?
the tile	flisen
What kind of tiles should we have in the bathroom?	Hvad for nogle fliser skal vi have på badeværelset?
I am looking forward to us changing the old tiles.	Jeg glæder mig til at vi skal skifte de gamle fliser.
the spirit level	vaterpasset
What kind of spirit level is lying on the desk?	Hvad for et vaterpas ligger på skrivebordet?
I think that your spirit level is broken.	Jeg tror at dit vaterpas er i stykker.
the drill bit	boret
What kind of drill bit is in the drill?	Hvad for et bor sidder der i boremaskinen?
I need the drill bit you have over there.	Jeg har brug for det bor du har derovre.
the hinge	hængslet
What kind of hinges should the door have?	Hvad for nogle hængsler skal døren have?
The hinge is being replaced by the craftsman.	Hængslet bliver skiftet af håndværkeren.
kind, sort (what kind of)	slags
What kind of tool do you need?	Hvad slags værktøj skal du bruge?
It is a kind of glue.	Det er en slags lim.

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