Breakdown of Dette er et stort auditorium.
være
to be
et
a / an (neuter)
stor
big
dette
this (neuter)
auditoriet
the auditorium
Questions & Answers about Dette er et stort auditorium.
How do I say "the auditorium" or "the auditoriums" based on the rule for Latin words in '-um'?
For Latin-origin neuter nouns ending in -um, you drop the -um suffix before adding the definite or plural endings. So, "the auditorium" becomes auditoriet (not "auditoriumet") and the plural "auditoriums" is auditorier.
Are there other common Danish words that drop the -um ending like auditorium does?
Yes, this is a standard pattern for neuter Latin loanwords. Other very common examples you will encounter include museum (which becomes museet or museer), gymnasium (gymnasiet or gymnasier), and centrum (centret or centrer).
Why are we using Dette and stort instead of Denne and stor?
This is a quick refresher on gender agreement. Because auditorium is a neuter noun (an et-word), the demonstrative pronoun "this" must be the neuter form Dette. Similarly, the adjective stor (large) must take the neuter -t ending to become stort.
Does auditorium mean exactly the same thing in Danish as it does in English?
It is a bit more restricted in Danish. While in English it can mean any large hall for an audience, in Danish an auditorium specifically refers to a tiered lecture hall at a university or school. For a theater or concert hall, you would use a word like sal, such as koncertsal.
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