Questions & Answers about Han har fire hunde. — Er det rigtigt?
The translation says "Really?", but doesn't rigtigt mean "right"?
Yes! Literally, Er det rigtigt? translates to "Is that right?" or "Is that true?". In Danish, this is the most common way to express surprise and ask "Really?" when someone tells you a fact.
Why is there a "t" at the end of rigtigt?
In Danish, adjectives (describing words) change to match the gender of the word they describe. Because it is describing the neuter word det (it/that), the base word rigtig gets a -t added to the end, making it rigtigt.
How do you make words plural in Danish? Why is it hunde instead of hund?
Adding -e to the end of a noun is one of the most common ways to make a word plural in Danish. So, en hund (a dog) becomes fire hunde (four dogs).
Does the verb har change if the subject changes, like in English (I have vs. he has)?
No, Danish verbs are wonderfully simple! The verb stays exactly the same in the present tense no matter who is doing the action. It is jeg har (I have), du har (you have), and han har (he has).