Breakdown of Den nye model er knap så brugervenlig.
være
to be
den
the (common, before adjective)
ny
new
så
then, so
modellen
the model
knap
barely
brugervenlig
user-friendly
Questions & Answers about Den nye model er knap så brugervenlig.
How exactly does knap så work here, and do I need to finish the comparison with a word for 'as'?
knap så literally means 'barely so', but it is used to mean 'not quite as' or 'less'. While you can finish the comparison by adding som (as) plus another noun, this sentence shows that you can leave it off entirely when the comparison is already implied by the context.
Why do we use nye instead of just ny before model?
This is because of the definite article Den. In Danish, whenever an adjective comes between a definite article (like Den or Det) and a noun, it must take the definite -e ending.
If the subject were plural (De nye modeller), would knap så or brugervenlig change?
knap så is fixed and never changes, but the adjective must still agree with the subject. If you change the subject to plural, you must add a plural -e to the adjective: De nye modeller er knap så brugervenlige.
How is the compound adjective brugervenlig constructed?
It combines bruger (user) and venlig (friendly). Just like in English, you can attach -venlig to many different nouns to describe something as suitable or good for that thing, such as miljøvenlig (eco-friendly) or børnevenlig (child-friendly).
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