Breakdown of Jeg købte cyklen for tusind kroner.
jeg
I
cyklen
the bicycle
købe
to buy
tusind
thousand
kronen
the krone (Danish money)
for
for (preposition)
Questions & Answers about Jeg købte cyklen for tusind kroner.
Why does cykel become cyklen instead of cykelen?
When a Danish noun ends in an unstressed -el, -en, or -er, it usually drops the final e in the stem before adding the definite ending. So, cykel plus the -en ending becomes cyklen to make it easier to pronounce.
The English translation says 'a thousand', but the Danish sentence just says tusind. Shouldn't it be et tusind?
You can use et tusind, but it is very common in Danish to drop the et (one/a) before hundrede (hundred) and tusind (thousand). Just saying tusind kroner is completely natural and correct.
Is for always the right preposition to use when talking about the price you paid?
Yes, when you are talking about exchanging money for goods, for is the standard preposition. You use it with both buying (købe noget for) and selling (sælge noget for).
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