Learn Danish: Venus er endnu varmere end jorden. - Venus is even warmer than the Earth.

endnu means 'even'. It implies that the Earth is already warm, but Venus takes it to an even higher degree. If you used meget (much) instead, it would just mean Venus is a lot warmer, without necessarily suggesting the Earth is warm to begin with.

Is end always the word used for 'than' in comparisons?

Yes, when comparing two things using a comparative adjective (like varmere), you always use end to mean 'than'. It looks exactly like the English word 'end', but they are pronounced differently and have completely different meanings.

Why isn't jorden capitalized if Venus is?

In Danish, astronomical bodies named after mythological figures (like Venus and Mars) are capitalized proper nouns. However, our everyday celestial bodies like jorden (the Earth), solen (the Sun), and månen (the Moon) are typically written in lowercase.

Why does Earth have the -en ending here?

jorden translates to 'the Earth' (the base common-gender noun jord plus the definite suffix -en). Unlike English, where you can often just say 'warmer than Earth', Danish requires this definite form when referring to our planet.