Breakdown of Rugbrødet er fra bageren.
være
to be
fra
from
bageren
the baker / the bakery (the baker's shop)
rugbrødet
the rye bread
Questions & Answers about Rugbrødet er fra bageren.
Why does Rugbrødet end in -et but bageren ends in -en?
In Danish, nouns belong to one of two groups: en-words and et-words. To say the word with 'the', you attach the ending to the noun. Because brød (bread) is an et-word, 'the bread' becomes brødet. Because bager (baker) is an en-word, 'the baker' becomes bageren.
Does the compound word rugbrød get its ending from rug or from brød?
It gets it from brød. When you combine two words in Danish to make a new one, the final word always decides the gender. Since et brød is an et-word, the combined word rugbrød (rye bread) is also an et-word.
Why does the sentence say the bread is from bageren (the baker) instead of the bakery?
In Danish, it is very common to name the person's profession rather than the shop itself. Just like you get bread from bageren (the baker), you would buy meat from slagteren (the butcher). You can say bageriet (the bakery), but bageren is much more common in everyday speech.
How do I pronounce the tricky -d- and -t in Rugbrødet?