Word
Mine sko er sorte.
Meaning
My shoes are black.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Mine sko er sorte.
Why does this sentence use mine instead of min or mit?
In Danish, the word for "my" changes to match the noun it describes. We use min for singular en words, mit for singular et words, and mine for plural words. Because we are talking about multiple shoes here, we must use the plural form mine.
How can I tell sko means "shoes" (plural) when it doesn't have a plural ending?
Sko is a noun that looks exactly the same in its singular and plural forms, much like the word "sheep" in English. You have to look at the surrounding words for clues! Both the plural possessive mine and the plural adjective sorte tell us there is more than one shoe. If it were just one shoe, the sentence would be min sko er sort.
Why is there an -e on the end of sorte?
In Danish, adjectives generally take an extra -e when they describe plural nouns. Since the base word for "black" is sort, it becomes sorte to match the plural word sko (shoes).