Breakdown of Mødet er den anden september.
være
to be
den
the (common, before adjective)
mødet
the meeting
september
September
Questions & Answers about Mødet er den anden september.
Why does the sentence use mødet instead of just møde?
In Danish, the word for 'the' attaches to the end of the noun. The word for a meeting is et møde. Because it is an et word, we add -t to the end to say 'the meeting', making it mødet.
The English translation says 'on the second', but I don't see a word for 'on' in Danish. Why?
When expressing dates in Danish, you do not use a preposition like 'on' or 'of'. You simply use the word den (meaning 'the') right before the date. So 'on the second of September' translates directly to den anden september.
Why isn't the month of September capitalized in the Danish sentence?
Unlike in English, months, days of the week, and seasons are not capitalized in Danish. They are always written with lowercase letters, like september here.
I have seen the word 'anden' used to mean 'other'. Does it also mean 'second'?
Yes! The word anden is used as the ordinal number 'second' (like in a date or a race), but it is also the Danish word for 'other' or 'another'. You can easily tell which meaning is intended by the context of the sentence.