Bagageudleveringen ligger i ankomsthallen.

Because Danish, like German, very often builds compound nouns by joining words together.

Here:

• bagage = baggage
• udlevering = handover / claim / collection

So bagageudlevering is one compound noun, and bagageudleveringen means the baggage claim / the baggage reclaim area.

This is completely normal in Danish. English often uses separate words where Danish prefers one combined word.

Examples:

• ankomsthal = arrival hall
• pas kontrol would not usually be written as two words in Danish; it would normally be a compound such as paskontrol

The ending -en is the definite article attached to the noun. In English, this is often the same as the.

So:

• bagageudlevering = baggage claim
• bagageudleveringen = the baggage claim

Danish usually puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word.

The same thing happens in:

• ankomsthal = arrival hall
• ankomsthallen = the arrival hall

So both main nouns in this sentence are in the definite singular form.

Because in Danish, the definite article is often added as a suffix to the noun.

Instead of saying something like:

• the baggage claim

Danish usually says:

• bagageudleveringen

And instead of:

• the arrival hall

Danish says:

• ankomsthallen

This is one of the biggest structural differences from English.

A very simple pattern is:

• en hal = a hall
• hallen = the hall

For many common-gender nouns, the definite ending is -en.

Yes, ligger literally comes from ligge, which often means to lie. But in sentences like this, it is very commonly used to mean is located or is situated.

So here:

• Bagageudleveringen ligger i ankomsthallen means:
• The baggage claim is located in the arrival hall

Danish often uses ligger for places, buildings, rooms, shops, and areas.

Examples:

• Hotellet ligger i centrum = The hotel is located in the center
• Toilettet ligger til venstre = The toilet is on the left

So no, it does not suggest that the baggage claim is physically “lying down.” It is just the normal Danish way to talk about location.

Because ligger sounds more natural when talking about where something is located.

Danish often prefers:

• ligger for something that has a physical location
• er for identity, description, or classification

Compare:

• Bagageudleveringen ligger i ankomsthallen = The baggage claim is in / located in the arrival hall
• Bagageudleveringen er åben = The baggage claim is open
• Det er bagageudleveringen = That is the baggage claim

So er is not impossible in every location sentence, but ligger is very common and idiomatic for physical location.

It is another compound noun:

• ankomst = arrival
• hal = hall

Together:

• ankomsthal = arrival hall
• ankomsthallen = the arrival hall

So just like bagageudleveringen, it is:

1. a compound noun
2. in the definite form

This is a very common Danish pattern:

• afgangshal = departure hall
• check-in område is often written as a compound or hyphenated form depending on usage
• ventesal = waiting room / waiting hall

Because i usually means in and is used for being inside an enclosed space or area.

So:

• i ankomsthallen = in the arrival hall

That makes sense because the baggage claim is located inside the arrival hall.

A learner-friendly contrast is:

• i = in
• på = on / at, depending on context

For buildings, rooms, and halls, i is often the natural choice when something is inside them.

Examples:

• i lufthavnen = in the airport
• i terminalen = in the terminal
• i hallen = in the hall

It is the normal word order for a Danish main clause:

• Bagageudleveringen = subject
• ligger = verb
• i ankomsthallen = adverbial/prepositional phrase

So the pattern is basically:

Subject + verb + location

This is very standard.

But Danish also follows the verb-second rule in main clauses. That means the finite verb usually comes in the second position.

So if you move the location to the front, the verb still stays second:

• I ankomsthallen ligger bagageudleveringen.

Not:

• I ankomsthallen bagageudleveringen ligger

That would be wrong.

In a yes/no question, Danish usually puts the verb before the subject:

• Ligger bagageudleveringen i ankomsthallen?

That is the direct question form.

So you can compare:

Statement:

• Bagageudleveringen ligger i ankomsthallen.

Question:

• Ligger bagageudleveringen i ankomsthallen?

This is a very common Danish pattern:

• statement = subject + verb
• yes/no question = verb + subject

The dictionary forms are:

• bagageudlevering = the base noun
• ligge = the infinitive verb
• ankomsthal = the base noun

The sentence uses:

• bagageudleveringen = definite singular form of bagageudlevering
• ligger = present tense of ligge
• ankomsthallen = definite singular form of ankomsthal

So if you look them up in a dictionary, you would usually search for:

• bagageudlevering
• ligge
• ankomsthal

Danish nouns are not normally capitalized.

Bagageudleveringen is capitalized here only because it is the first word of the sentence.

So unlike German, Danish does not capitalize all nouns.

For example, in the middle of a sentence you would write:

• Jeg kan ikke finde bagageudleveringen.

Notice that bagageudleveringen is not capitalized there.

You can understand it word for word, but a natural English translation usually needs some adjustment.

A very literal breakdown would be something like:

• the baggage-handover lies in the arrival-hall

That sounds unnatural in English.

A natural English version is more like:

• The baggage claim is in the arrival hall or
• Baggage reclaim is in the arrival hall

So the Danish structure is straightforward, but the best English wording is usually less literal. That is normal when translating between the two languages.