Breakdown of Den indlagte sidder i kørestolen, ikke også?
også
also
i
in
ikke
not
den
the (common, before adjective)
Questions & Answers about Den indlagte sidder i kørestolen, ikke også?
Why is it den indlagte instead of a regular noun for a patient?
Indlagte is the past participle of the verb at indlægge (to admit to a hospital). In this sentence, it is used as a noun meaning the admitted person. In Danish, you can often turn a past participle into a noun describing a person by putting the article den in front of it and adding an -e to the end.
Why does indlagte end in -e here?
Because it is being used in the definite form. When you use a past participle as a noun with the definite article den (the), it follows the grammatical rules for definite adjectives, which means it must take the -e ending.
How would I change this sentence to talk about multiple admitted patients?
You would say De indlagte sidder.... When using past participles as nouns, the plural form also ends in -e. You simply change the definite article from den (singular) to de (plural).
How does ikke også? work at the end of the sentence?
Ikke også? translates literally to not also, but it is the standard Danish way to form a tag question. It functions just like saying right? or isn't that so? in English, and it is used when you expect the listener to agree with what you just said.