Questions & Answers about Hun hader regn og kulde.
Why aren't there definite articles on regn and kulde here?
Just like in English, when you talk about uncountable weather phenomena in a general sense, you leave out the article. If you said regnen og kulden, it would mean she hates the specific rain and cold happening right now, rather than rain and cold in general.
How is the noun kulde related to the adjective kold?
Kulde is the abstract noun form of the adjective kold (cold). Danish often creates nouns from adjectives by adding an -e and sometimes changing the vowel, similar to how varm (warm) becomes the noun varme (heat).
Could I just use the word kold instead of kulde?
No, because kold is an adjective, and the verb hader (hates) needs a noun as its object. You have to hate a 'thing' (kulde), not a describing word. If you wanted to use the adjective, you would have to add a noun, like koldt vejr (cold weather).
Is regn an en-word or an et-word?
It is an en-word, so the definite form is regnen (the rain). However, because rain is an uncountable substance, you will almost never see it used with the indefinite article en.