Questions & Answers about Beløbet er præcis hundrede.
Why does beløbet end in -et instead of -en?
Danish nouns are divided into two groups: en-words and et-words. Beløb (amount) is an et-word. To say "the" in Danish, you attach the article to the end of the noun. So, et beløb (an amount) becomes beløbet (the amount).
Does præcis need a -t ending because beløbet is an et-word?
No, because præcis isn't describing the noun here. Instead, it acts as an adverb (meaning "exactly") modifying the number hundrede. While you can say præcist, Danes very frequently use the short form præcis when placing it directly in front of numbers or times.
The translation says "one hundred", but where is the word for "one"?
In Danish, you don't always need to say "one" (et) before hundrede. The word hundrede by itself naturally means "one hundred". You would only say et hundrede if you really needed to emphasize the "one" (for example, to be extra clear about a price).
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