Questions & Answers about Hunden er hurtig, men løven er hurtigere.
How do we make 'fast' into 'faster' in Danish?
Just like in English where you add '-er' to short words, for regular Danish adjectives you add -ere. So, hurtig (fast) becomes hurtigere (faster).
Does the comparative form hurtigere change if the noun is plural or neuter?
No, it does not! Unlike the basic form of an adjective (which changes depending on the noun's gender and number), the comparative form ending in -ere stays exactly the same no matter what noun it describes.
Why is the word for 'the lion' spelled løven and not løveen?
To say 'the' for a common gender noun, you normally add -en to the end of the word. But because the word for lion (en løve) already ends in an 'e', you just add an -n to make it løven.
What would happen to the word hurtig if the first animal was a neuter noun, like et marsvin (a guinea pig)?
The basic adjective must match the gender of the noun. So you would add a -t to make it hurtigt (Marsvinet er hurtigt). However, the comparative form at the end of the sentence would remain exactly the same: hurtigere.
Is the 'g' in hurtig and hurtigere pronounced?