Questions & Answers about Killingen er ikke to år.
Why doesn't the Danish sentence include a word for "old"?
In Danish, it is perfectly normal to drop the word for "old" (gammel) when talking about age. You can just say er to år (is two years). Adding gammel at the end to make it er to år gammel is also correct, but often skipped in everyday speech.
The translation says "years", but shouldn't år have a plural ending?
År is a special neuter noun in Danish where the plural form looks exactly the same as the singular. So, et år means "one year", and to år means "two years".
Where is the word for "the" in Killingen?
In Danish, the word for "the" is attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word in front. The base word is killing (kitten), and adding the suffix -en makes it killingen (the kitten).
Does ikke (not) always come after the verb like it does here?
In simple main sentences like this one, yes! The negation word ikke normally comes immediately after the main verb (er), just like "is not" in English.
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