Word
Et smart kamera er lige så kompliceret som en computer.
Meaning
A smart camera is as complicated as a computer.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Et smart kamera er lige så kompliceret som en computer.
være
to be
en
a / an (common)
et
a / an (neuter)
computeren
the computer
Questions & Answers about Et smart kamera er lige så kompliceret som en computer.
How do we form the 'as complicated as' structure using lige så and som?
To say 'as [adjective] as' in Danish, we use the phrase lige så followed by the adjective, and then som. Here, lige så kompliceret som translates literally to 'equally so complicated as'.
Since kamera is a neuter noun (an et-word), shouldn't the adjective smart get a -t ending?
Normally, adjectives describing neuter nouns do get a -t added to them. However, because smart already ends in a -t, Danish spelling rules say we don't add a second one. It takes the exact same form as it does for en-words.
Does the adjective kompliceret end in -t here to match the neuter word kamera?
Actually, no. Kompliceret naturally ends in -t because it comes from a verb form (a past participle). Adjectives ending in -et like this keep the exact same form for both en-words and et-words in the singular. You would also say en kompliceret situation.
Why is the English word computer used here, and how do we know its gender?
Danish frequently adopts English words, especially for technology. Computer is treated as a regular common-gender noun (an en-word), which is why we say en computer. If you wanted to say 'the computer', it would follow standard Danish rules and become computeren.