Breakdown of Så du det store udvalg i butikken?
du
you
se
to see / to look at
i
in
butikken
the shop
stor
big
det
the (neuter, before adjective)
udvalget
the selection
Questions & Answers about Så du det store udvalg i butikken?
Is det in this sentence the determinative pronoun meaning "the one", like in the current lesson?
No, here det is simply the neuter definite article meaning "the". It is used because it is paired with the adjective store to describe the neuter noun et udvalg (a selection).
Why does the adjective store end with an "-e" here?
Because it comes after the definite article det. In Danish, whenever you use a free-standing definite article (den, det, or de), the adjective following it must take its definite form, which almost always ends in -e.
Why doesn't udvalg have a definite ending attached to it, the way butikken does?
When a noun is described by an adjective (like store), the definite article stands alone in front of the adjective (det store udvalg). When there is no adjective, the definite article attaches to the end of the noun, which is why en butik (a store) becomes butikken (the store).
Would it be wrong to say på butikken instead of i butikken?
Yes, for physical shops and stores, Danish almost always uses the preposition i. You use i because you are physically inside the enclosed space of the shop.
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