Mobilnummeret er stadig det samme.

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Breakdown of Mobilnummeret er stadig det samme.

• stadig: still
• det samme: the same
• mobilnummeret: the mobile number

Questions & Answers about Mobilnummeret er stadig det samme.

Why is mobilnummeret written as one word, and what does -et mean?

In Danish, compound nouns are normally written as one word, so mobilnummer means mobile number.

The ending -et is the definite article attached to the noun. Danish often puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word.

• et mobilnummer = a mobile number
• mobilnummeret = the mobile number

So mobilnummeret literally means the mobile number.

Why is there no separate word for the before mobilnummeret?

Because Danish usually marks definiteness by adding it to the end of the noun.

Compare:

• et nummer = a number
• nummeret = the number

This is very common in Danish:

• bilen = the car
• huset = the house
• telefonen = the phone

So in this sentence, mobilnummeret already includes the, and you do not add another article before it.

Why is it det samme and not just samme?