Breakdown of Museet har et historisk dokument.
et
a / an (neuter)
have
to have
dokumentet
the document
museet
the museum
historisk
historical
Questions & Answers about Museet har et historisk dokument.
Why doesn't historisk get a -t ending to match the neuter noun et dokument?
Normally, adjectives add a -t when describing a neuter (et) noun. However, adjectives ending in -sk (especially those ending in -isk or denoting nationality) are an exception. They take a zero-ending, meaning they do not change. That is why it is et historisk dokument and not "et historiskt dokument".
What is the base form of museet?
The indefinite base form is et museum. Danish nouns of Latin origin that end in -um usually drop the -um before adding the definite ending. That is why it becomes museet instead of "museumet".
If I want to say "the historical document", does the adjective still stay as historisk?
No, it changes to det historiske dokument. Even though adjectives ending in -sk refuse the -t ending for indefinite neuter nouns, they still take the standard -e ending for definite forms and plurals.
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