Questions & Answers about Nøgler er af metal, og mange kort er af plastik.
The translation says "made of metal", but the Danish sentence just says "er af metal". Where is the word for "made"?
In Danish, you often don't need a separate word for "made" when talking about materials. You simply use the verb er (are/is) followed by af (of) and the material. So, er af metal literally means "are of metal", which is the most natural way to express "are made of metal" in Danish.
Why doesn't the word kort (cards) have a plural ending, while nøgler (keys) does?
The word kort is a neuter noun (an et-word) that ends in a consonant: et kort. In Danish, short neuter words like this usually stay exactly the same in the plural. You have to look at context clues, like the word mange (many) right before it, to know it means "cards" instead of "a card".
How do you form the plural of nøgle?
The singular word is en nøgle (a key). Because it is an en-word that already ends in the letter -e, you just add an -r to the end to make it plural, giving you nøgler (keys).
Why does the sentence use mange for "many" instead of meget?
Mange means "many" and is used specifically for plural things you can count, like kort (cards) or nøgler (keys). Meget means "much" or "a lot of" and is only used for singular things you cannot count individually, like time, liquid, or metal.