Questions & Answers about Mine forældre bor i byen.
Why is it mine and not min or mit?
The word mine is the plural form of "my". Since forældre (parents) is a plural noun, you must use the plural possessive word mine. You would only use min or mit when talking about a single person or thing.
Does bor mean "live" as in being alive, or "live" as in having a home?
It means "live" in the sense of residing or having a home somewhere. If you want to talk about being alive, you would use a completely different Danish verb, which is at leve.
Where is the word for "the" in i byen?
In Danish, you usually do not use a separate word for "the". Instead, you add an ending directly to the noun. The basic word for city or town is by. Adding the suffix -en makes it byen, which translates to "the city".
Does byen refer specifically to a city, or can it mean town?
It can mean either. Danish uses the word by for both towns and cities. If a Danish speaker really needs to specify a large city, they might use the word storby, which literally translates to "big city".
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