Questions & Answers about Manden er ikke træt.
Why does ikke come after the verb er?
In standard Danish sentences, the main verb is almost always the second piece of information. The word for not (ikke) naturally comes right after this verb.
If I start the sentence with Today (I dag), where does ikke go?
The verb er must stay in the second position. If you put I dag first, the subject and verb swap places to keep the verb second: I dag er manden ikke træt. In this case, ikke comes after both the verb and the subject.
Why is the word for the man written as one word, Manden?
In Danish, you do not use a separate word for the. Instead, you attach it to the end of the noun. Because a man is en mand, you add -en to the end to make manden.
Will the word træt change if there is more than one man?
Yes, adjectives in Danish change when describing more than one person or thing. If you wanted to describe multiple men, you would add an -e to the adjective, making it trætte.