Brætspillet er nyt.

The board game is new.

Breakdown of Brætspillet er nyt.

• være: to be
• ny: new
• brætspillet: the board game

Questions & Answers about Brætspillet er nyt.

Why is it brætspillet and not just brætspil?

Because brætspillet is the definite form: the board game.

In Danish, the definite article is often added to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word in front.

• et brætspil = a board game
• brætspillet = the board game

The ending -et shows that the noun is both:

• neuter gender (an et-word), and
• definite

How do I know that brætspil is an et-word?

You usually have to learn the gender of each noun as part of the word.

Here, the basic form is:

• et brætspil

Since it takes et in the indefinite singular, it is a neuter noun. That matters because it affects:

• the definite ending: -et
• adjective agreement: nyt

So the pattern is:

• et brætspil
• brætspillet
• et nyt brætspil
• brætspillet er nyt

Why is the adjective nyt and not ny?