Breakdown of Tvillingen har præcis den samme frisure.
have
to have
den
the (common, before adjective)
præcis
exactly
samme
same
tvillingen
the twin
frisuren
the hairstyle
Questions & Answers about Tvillingen har præcis den samme frisure.
Why do we use den samme instead of det samme here?
The word samme needs to match the gender of the noun it describes when preceded by an article. Because frisure (hairstyle) is an en-word, we use the common gender article den. If we were talking about an et-word, like hus (house), it would be det samme hus.
Can I leave out den and just say Tvillingen har præcis samme frisure?
Yes, you can. In Danish, it is perfectly correct to drop the definite article before samme when it sits directly in front of a noun. Both den samme frisure and samme frisure are very common, though including den can sound slightly more emphatic.
Why doesn't frisure have a definite ending here, since we are talking about a specific hairstyle?
When you use a separate front article like den or det in Danish, the noun itself must remain in its basic, indefinite form. Therefore, it is always den samme frisure, never den samme frisuren.
How does the word order work with præcis in this sentence?
The word præcis (exactly) acts as an intensifier here. Just like in English, it is placed immediately before the phrase it modifies (den samme frisure) to emphasize that the hairstyles are completely identical.
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