Breakdown of Er maden klar? — Nej, ikke endnu.
være
to be
maden
the food
nej
no
ikke
not
klar
ready
endnu
yet; still
Questions & Answers about Er maden klar? — Nej, ikke endnu.
Why is it maden and not just mad?
Mad means food, and adding the suffix -en makes it the food. In Danish, the word for 'the' is usually attached to the end of the noun. We use -en here because mad is a common gender word (an en-word).
Why doesn't the adjective klar have an ending like -t or -e?
Adjectives in Danish change based on the noun they describe. Because maden is a singular en-word, the adjective stays in its basic dictionary form, klar. You only add a -t for et-words or an -e for plural nouns or definite adjectives.
Does endnu always mean 'yet'?
In the phrase ikke endnu, it translates perfectly to 'not yet'. However, as an A2 learner you will also start seeing endnu used to mean 'even' or 'still' in other contexts, for example endnu bedre which means 'even better'.
Why is the verb er at the very beginning of the sentence?
Danish forms yes-or-no questions by putting the verb first. Here, er (is) switches places with the subject maden (the food) to turn the statement into a question, which is very similar to how it works in English.
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