Learn Danish: Godmorgen! Kaffen er her. - Good morning! The coffee is here.

In Danish, you do not usually put a separate word for "the" in front of a noun. Instead, you attach it to the end of the word! The word for coffee is en kaffe. Because it is an "en" word, you just add an -n to the end to make it kaffen, which means "the coffee".

Why is godmorgen written as one single word?

When used as a standard greeting, Danes write godmorgen as one compound word. It combines god (good) and morgen (morning). You might occasionally see it as two words, but the one-word version is the standard way to write "Good morning!"

How does the verb er work here compared to English?

The word er means "am", "is", or "are". Danish makes verbs incredibly easy because they do not change depending on the subject! Whether you are saying "I am", "you are", or "the coffee is", the verb stays exactly the same: er.