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Questions & Answers about Manden er her.
How does "the man" become manden?
In Danish, the word for "the" isn't a separate word before the noun. Instead, it gets attached to the end. Because mand (man) is a common-gender noun, it takes the -en ending, becoming manden (the man).
Does the verb er change depending on who is here?
No, Danish verbs are very simple in the present tense! They stay exactly the same no matter who the subject is. Er covers "am", "is", and "are", so manden er means "the man is".
If I wanted to say "He is here" instead, which pronoun would I use for manden?
You would use the subject pronoun han (he). The sentence would then become Han er her.
Is her used exactly like the English "here"?
Yes, her means "here" and points to a location. Just like in English, it is a location word (adverb) that follows the verb er to tell us exactly where the man is.