Word
Danmark er ikke et stort land.
Meaning
Denmark is not a big country.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Danmark er ikke et stort land.
Why is the word for big written as stort and not just stor?
In Danish, adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. Because land (country) is a neuter noun (an et-word), you must add a -t to the end of the adjective stor, making it stort.
Why do we use et instead of en for the word "a"?
Danish has two noun groups: common words (which use en) and neuter words (which use et). The word for country is land, and it happens to be an et-word. You have to memorize which group a noun belongs to when you learn it.
Where exactly does ikke go in a Danish sentence?
In a basic main sentence like this, the verb must be the second piece of information. The verb here is er (is), and the negative word ikke (not) comes right after it. This matches the English word order perfectly: "Denmark is not..."
Does the verb er change depending on the subject?
No, Danish verbs are very simple in this way! They never change based on who or what is doing the action. Whether you say "I am", "he is", or "Denmark is", the verb is always just er.