Regelbogen forklarer brætspillet.

The rulebook explains the board game.

Breakdown of Regelbogen forklarer brætspillet.

• forklare: to explain
• brætspillet: the board game
• regelbogen: the rulebook

Questions & Answers about Regelbogen forklarer brætspillet.

Why is Regelbogen one word, and what parts is it made of?

Danish, like English, often makes compound nouns by joining words together.

Regelbogen breaks down as:

• regel = rule
• bog = book
• -en = the (common-gender singular definite ending)

So:

• regelbog = rulebook
• regelbogen = the rulebook

Writing it as one word is normal in Danish.

Why is there no separate word for the?

In Danish, the is often attached to the end of the noun instead of standing in front of it.

Here you have:

• Regelbogen = the rulebook
• brætspillet = the board game

This is called the definite form.

Compare:

• en regelbog = a rulebook

• regelbogen = the rulebook

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

So English uses a separate article, but Danish often uses an ending.

Why does brætspillet end in -et, but Regelbogen ends in -en?