Det lyder skørt.

Det is the neuter pronoun it/that. In a sentence like Det lyder skørt, it often refers to an idea, situation, or something just mentioned, rather than to a specific noun.

Danish often uses det the same way English uses that or it in sentences like:

• Det lyder godt. = That sounds good.
• Det lyder mærkeligt. = That sounds strange.

If you were referring to a specific common-gender noun, you would usually use den instead:

• Planen lyder skør. = The plan sounds crazy.
• Den lyder skør. = It sounds crazy. (where den refers to a common-gender noun like planen)

Lyder is the present tense of at lyde, which means to sound.

So:

• at lyde = to sound
• lyder = sound / sounds

Danish verbs do not change for person the way English verbs do. So the same form works with different subjects:

• jeg lyder
• du lyder
• det lyder
• de lyder

That is much simpler than English, where you get I sound but it sounds.

Because the adjective has to agree with det, which is neuter singular.

The basic form is:

• skør = common gender singular

But with a neuter singular subject like det, it becomes:

• skørt = neuter singular

So you get:

• En idé lyder skør. = An idea sounds crazy.
• Det lyder skørt. = That sounds crazy.

You can also compare:

• Den lyder skør.
• Det lyder skørt.
• De lyder skøre.

This kind of adjective agreement is very common in Danish.

Not always. Skør / skørt can mean things like:

• crazy
• weird
• odd
• bizarre
• absurd

The exact translation depends on context and tone.

So Det lyder skørt could also mean:

• That sounds weird
• That sounds absurd
• That sounds ridiculous

In everyday speech, it is often fairly mild, not necessarily as strong as English insane.

No. They are close, but not the same.

• Det lyder skørt = That sounds crazy
  You are reacting to how something seems based on what you heard.

• Det er skørt = That is crazy
  You are stating more directly that it actually is crazy.

So lyder makes it a little softer or less absolute, just like English sounds does.

Yes. Those are very natural alternatives.

• Det lyder mærkeligt = That sounds strange
• Det lyder underligt = That sounds odd / strange
• Det lyder skørt = That sounds crazy / absurd

They are similar, but skørt often feels a bit stronger or more colorful than mærkeligt.

A rough learner-friendly guide would be something like:

deh LY-thur skurt

But there are some important details:

• det: the final t is usually not clearly pronounced in normal speech
• lyder: the y sound does not exist in English; it is a rounded front vowel
• the d in lyder is a soft d, not a strong English d
• skørt contains ø, another vowel English does not really have

So the sentence can be tricky for English speakers, especially because of y, ø, and the soft d.

The basic word order is:

subject + verb + adjective

So here:

• Det = subject
• lyder = verb
• skørt = adjective

This is normal main-clause word order in Danish.

If you add another element at the beginning, Danish often uses verb-second word order:

• I dag lyder det skørt. = Today it sounds crazy.

Notice that lyder still comes early, right after the first element.

Yes, very naturally.

For example:

• Jeg vil flytte til månen.
• Det lyder skørt.

It works well as a short reaction to something someone has said. Danish often uses short comments like this in conversation.

Because lyde means to sound, while høre means to hear.

Compare:

• Det lyder skørt. = That sounds crazy.
• Jeg hører noget mærkeligt. = I hear something strange.

English also makes this distinction:

• It sounds strange
• I hear something

So in this sentence, lyder is exactly the right verb.

Yes. That is very common.

For example:

• Idéen lyder skør. = The idea sounds crazy.
• Planen lyder skør. = The plan sounds crazy.
• Historien lyder skør. = The story sounds crazy.

Notice that with a common-gender noun like idéen, planen, or historien, the adjective is usually skør, not skørt.

But with a neuter noun, you get skørt:

• Forslaget lyder skørt. = The proposal sounds crazy.

So the ending of the adjective depends on the grammatical gender of the subject.