Breakdown of Jeres glas og krus er ikke rene.
være
to be
og
and
ikke
not
jeres
your (plural) / yours (plural)
glasset
the glass
kruset
the mug
ren
clean
Questions & Answers about Jeres glas og krus er ikke rene.
Why do glas and krus look like singular words here instead of having a plural ending?
In Danish, many short neuter nouns (words that use et instead of en) do not change their spelling when they become plural. Because both are neuter words (et glas, et krus), the plural forms stay exactly the same: glas and krus.
If the nouns don't change, how do I know they are plural in this sentence?
The biggest clue is the adjective at the very end of the sentence. The base word for clean is ren, but here it has an extra -e added to make it rene. Adjectives get this -e ending when they describe plural nouns.
Why is the word for "your" jeres instead of din or dit?
You use jeres when you are talking to more than one person (like saying "you all's"). If you were speaking to just one person about their glasses and mugs, you would use dine.
Does jeres change its spelling to match the plural nouns, the way din changes to dine?
No, it is actually much simpler! When the owner is plural (you guys), the word jeres never changes. It stays exactly the same whether the item being owned is an en word, an et word, singular, or plural.
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