Breakdown of Vi har en række spørgsmål.
vi
we
have
to have
spørgsmålet
the question
en række
a number of, a series of
Questions & Answers about Vi har en række spørgsmål.
What exactly does en række mean here, and how does it compare to et antal?
En række literally translates to "a row" or "a series", but it is commonly used as a fixed expression meaning "a number of" or "a range of". While et antal also means "a number (of)", en række often implies a slightly larger or more cohesive sequence of things, whereas et antal is just a neutral quantity.
Why isn't there an af (of) between en række and spørgsmål?
In Danish, measure words and expressions of quantity usually do not take the preposition af (of) when placed directly before the noun they quantify. Just like you say et par sko (a pair of shoes) or en kop kaffe (a cup of coffee), you simply say en række spørgsmål without translating the English "of".
Why doesn't spørgsmål have a plural ending like "-e" or "-er" here?
Spørgsmål is a neuter noun (an et word) ending in a consonant. In Danish, many short neuter words share the exact same form in both the singular and the indefinite plural. You know it is plural here purely from the context of en række.
Can en række be used with uncountable nouns, like information or money?
No. Because en række fundamentally refers to a "row" or "series" of distinct items, it can only be used with plural, countable nouns. If you want to say "a number of" or "an amount of" with uncountable nouns, you would use an expression like en mængde (a quantity/amount).
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