Learn Danish: Skyen er stor og hvid. - The cloud is big and white.

In Danish, the definite article ("the") is usually attached to the end of the noun as a suffix. Since sky (cloud) is a common-gender word (en sky), you add -en to the end to get skyen (the cloud). You only use a separate word for "the" (like den or det) when there is an adjective directly in front of the noun, such as den store sky (the big cloud).

Why do the adjectives stor and hvid not have any extra letters at the end?

Adjectives in Danish must agree with the noun they describe. Because sky is a singular, common-gender noun (en-word), the adjectives stay in their basic dictionary form: stor and hvid. If the noun were a neuter et-word like æblet (the apple), you would have to add a -t (stort og hvidt). If the noun were plural, you would add an -e (store og hvide).

How do you pronounce the tricky word hvid?

The spelling is a bit of a trap for English speakers! The h at the beginning of hvid is completely silent. Also, the d at the end is the Danish "soft d," which sounds a little bit like the "th" in the English word "the." So, you essentially pronounce it like "veeth".