Kortbunken ligger på bordet.

The deck of cards is on the table.

Breakdown of Kortbunken ligger på bordet.

• på: on
• bordet: the table
• ligge: to lie
• kortbunken: the deck of cards

Questions & Answers about Kortbunken ligger på bordet.

Why is kortbunken one word?

Danish very often forms compound nouns as a single word, where English might use two words.

• kort = card
• bunke = pile / stack
• kortbunke = card pile / deck-like pile of cards

Then -n / -en is added for the definite form, giving kortbunken = the pile of cards.

So this is normal Danish spelling: compounds are usually written as one word.

Why does kortbunken end in -en?

The ending -en marks the definite form of many common-gender nouns in Danish.

Here the base noun is:

• en kortbunke = a pile of cards

And the definite form is:

• kortbunken = the pile of cards

This is different from English, which usually adds a separate word (the). Danish often puts definiteness at the end of the noun instead.

Why does bordet end in -et instead of -en?