Questions & Answers about Barnet har små tænder.
Why is 'the child' written as one word, barnet?
In Danish, the word for 'the' is usually added to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word. Because barn (child) is an et-word (neuter gender), we add -et to the end to make barnet (the child).
I thought the Danish word for 'small' was lille. Why is it små here?
Danish adjectives change depending on whether the noun they describe is singular or plural. The word for 'small' is highly irregular. You use lille for a single item, but when describing a plural noun like tænder (teeth), the word completely changes to små.
How do you say a single 'tooth' in Danish?
The singular word for a tooth is en tand. Just like in English where 'tooth' changes to 'teeth', the Danish word changes its main vowel when it becomes plural, turning into tænder.