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Questions & Answers about Taberen er træt.
Why does taberen end in -en?
Because Danish usually shows the by adding it to the end of the noun.
- en taber = a loser
- taberen = the loser
The noun taber is a common-gender noun, so its definite singular ending is -en. If it were a neuter noun, the definite ending would usually be -et instead.
What is the basic dictionary form of taberen?
The dictionary form is taber.
That is the indefinite singular form, usually learned with its article:
- en taber = a loser
From that, you get:
- taberen = the loser
So when looking words up, you would search for taber, not taberen.
What does er mean here?
Er is the present tense of at være, which means to be.
So it works like English is in this sentence.
A useful thing to know is that Danish does not change this form for different persons in the present tense:
- jeg er = I am
- du er = you are
- han/hun er = he/she is
- vi er = we are
So er is used very broadly.