Breakdown of Min søster har en kjole af et blødt stof.
en
a / an (common)
et
a / an (neuter)
have
to have
kjolen
the dress
Questions & Answers about Min søster har en kjole af et blødt stof.
Why is it Min søster instead of Mit søster?
In Danish, the word for "my" changes depending on the gender of the noun it describes. Søster (sister) is a common gender word (an en-word), so we use Min. If it were a neuter word (an et-word) like et hus (a house), you would use Mit.
Does af mean "made of" here?
Yes! The preposition af usually means "of" or "by", but in Danish, it is the standard way to say what something is made out of. So en kjole af et blødt stof translates naturally to "a dress made of a soft fabric".
Why is there a -t at the end of blødt?
The base word for "soft" is blød. But because it is describing et stof (a fabric), which is a neuter noun (an et-word), the adjective has to match it. In Danish, you add a -t to most adjectives when they describe an et-word.
I thought stof meant "stuff". Does it also mean "fabric"?
Yes, stof is a very flexible word! It translates literally to "substance" or "matter". Depending on the context, it can mean "stuff", "drugs", "material", or in this case, "fabric" or "cloth" for making clothes.