Questions & Answers about Din ide er helt strålende.
Why doesn't strålende take an extra ending to match the noun?
Strålende is a present participle (a verb form ending in -ende, like '-ing' in English). When these are used as adjectives, they follow the zero-agreement rule taught in this lesson. This means they never change their ending, regardless of whether the noun is common gender, neuter, or plural.
Why do we use helt here instead of hel?
Here, the word means 'completely' and acts as an adverb modifying the adjective strålende. In Danish, you typically add a -t to an adjective to turn it into an adverb. So hel (whole) becomes helt (completely).
Why is it Din instead of Dit before ide?
The word ide (which can also be spelled idé) is a common gender noun (en ide). Because it is common gender, the possessive 'your' must be the matching common gender form Din, not the neuter form Dit.
Does strålende literally mean 'brilliant'?
It comes from the verb at stråle, which literally means 'to shine' or 'to radiate'. Just like in English with 'brilliant' or 'shining', it is heavily used figuratively in Danish to describe something as outstanding or excellent.