Questions & Answers about Kvinden er lærer.
Why is there no Danish word for "a" before lærer?
In Danish, you usually drop the indefinite article (en or et) when stating someone's profession, nationality, or religion. Since being a teacher is a profession, you just say er lærer instead of er en lærer.
Where is the word for "the" in kvinden?
In Danish, the word for "the" is attached to the end of the noun. The word for "a woman" is en kvinde. To say "the woman", you take the noun and add -n to the end (since it already ends in an e), which gives you kvinden.
I also learned that lærer means "learns" or "teaches". How can it be a noun here?
You are right! The word lærer can be both a noun meaning "teacher" and a present tense verb meaning "learns" or "teaches". You can tell it is a noun in this sentence because it comes right after the verb er (is).
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