Grilltangen ligger på bordet.

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Breakdown of Grilltangen ligger på bordet.

• bordet: the table
• ligge: to lie
• grilltangen: the grill tongs

Questions & Answers about Grilltangen ligger på bordet.

Why does grilltang become grilltangen?

Because Danish usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.

• en grilltang = a pair of grill tongs / a grill tong
• grilltangen = the grill tongs / the grill tong

The ending -en is the definite ending for many common gender nouns.

So:

• grilltang = base noun
• grilltangen = the grill tongs

Why is it bordet and not a separate word for the table?

For the same reason: Danish usually adds definiteness to the end of the noun.

• et bord = a table
• bordet = the table

Here, bord is a neuter noun, so its definite singular ending is -et.

A useful comparison:

• en stol → stolen = the chair
• et bord → bordet = the table

So in this sentence both nouns are definite:

• grilltangen = the grill tongs
• bordet = the table