Katten fanger fisken.

the cat

Breakdown of Katten fanger fisken.

• fisken: the fish
• fange: to capture

Questions & Answers about Katten fanger fisken.

Why do kat and fisk become katten and fisken?

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

• kat = cat
• katten = the cat
• fisk = fish
• fisken = the fish

This is one of the first big differences from English. Instead of putting the before the noun, Danish often attaches it as a suffix.

So:

• en kat = a cat
• katten = the cat
• en fisk = a fish
• fisken = the fish

Both kat and fisk are common-gender nouns, so their singular definite ending is -en.

Why is it -en and not -et?