Word
Kostumet og makeuppen blev skabt i det årti.
Meaning
The costume and the makeup were created in that decade.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Kostumet og makeuppen blev skabt i det årti.
og
and
i
in
det
that (demonstrative, neuter)
blive
to be (passive auxiliary)
Questions & Answers about Kostumet og makeuppen blev skabt i det årti.
The current lesson is about decades like i 80'erne (in the 80s). Why use i det årti here?
Årti is the literal noun for "decade" (from år + ti, meaning "year ten"). You use i det årti to say "in that decade", pointing back to a timeframe you just discussed. You use the -erne structure from this lesson when you want to name the specific decade itself (like i 1980'erne).
Does det årti mean "the decade" or "that decade"?
It translates to "that decade". If you simply wanted to say "the decade", you would use the definite suffix on the noun itself and say årtiet. Placing the standalone det in front of the base noun acts as a demonstrative pronoun meaning "that".
Why is there a double 'p' in makeuppen?
Even though makeup is an English loanword, it follows Danish spelling rules when adding suffixes. Because the final syllable is pronounced with a short vowel sound followed by a single consonant, the 'p' must be doubled before adding the definite suffix -en.
Why use the passive blev skabt here instead of the s-passive skabtes?
The blive-passive (using blive + past participle) is the natural choice here because it describes a specific, completed historical event. The s-passive is generally preferred for continuous processes, general facts, or repeated actions rather than a one-time creation.