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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?