Tilbehøret står på bordet.

to be located

Breakdown of Tilbehøret står på bordet.

• på: on
• bordet: the table
• tilbehøret: the side dish

Questions & Answers about Tilbehøret står på bordet.

Why does tilbehør become tilbehøret?

Because Danish usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun.

• tilbehør = accessory / side dish / accompaniment in an indefinite sense
• tilbehøret = the accessory / the side dish / the accompaniment

Since tilbehør is a neuter noun, its definite ending is -et.

So:

• et tilbehør = an accessory / a side dish
• tilbehøret = the accessory / the side dish

This is one of the big differences from English: Danish often uses a suffix instead of a separate word like the.

What gender is tilbehør, and why does that matter?

Tilbehør is a neuter noun in Danish.

That matters because gender affects:

• the indefinite article
• the definite ending
• sometimes adjective forms

For tilbehør:

• et tilbehør = indefinite
• tilbehøret = definite

If it were a common-gender noun instead, you would expect en in the indefinite and often -en in the definite.

Why is it bordet and not just bord?