Word
Tabletten er lige så dyr som computeren.
Meaning
The tablet is as expensive as the computer.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Tabletten er lige så dyr som computeren.
være
to be
computeren
the computer
dyr
expensive
så
then, so
Questions & Answers about Tabletten er lige så dyr som computeren.
How does the "as expensive as" comparison work here?
To say "as... as" in Danish, you use lige så before the adjective and som after it. In this sentence, lige så dyr som literally means "equally as expensive as".
Why is the adjective dyr and not dyrt or dyre?
Adjectives in Danish change endings to match the noun they describe. Here, dyr describes Tabletten. Because tablet is a singular en-word (common gender), the adjective takes no extra ending. If it were an et-word, it would be dyrt, and if plural, dyre.
Could I drop lige and just say Tabletten er så dyr som computeren?
No, in a positive comparison like this, you must include lige. However, if the sentence were negative ("The tablet is not as expensive as the computer"), you could drop lige and just say Tabletten er ikke så dyr som computeren.
Why do Tabletten and computeren both end in -en?
In Danish, the word for "the" is usually attached to the end of the noun. Both tablet and computer are loanwords from English that act as en-words in Danish. Adding -en to the end turns them into "the tablet" and "the computer".