En meter er nok.

Here, nok means enough or sufficient. So the sentence says that a meter is a sufficient amount or length.

A very important point for learners: nok does not mean probably in this sentence, even though it can have that meaning in other contexts.

Because meter is a common-gender noun in Danish, and common-gender nouns take en in the singular indefinite form.

So:

• en meter = a meter / one meter

If it were a neuter noun, it would take et, but meter is not neuter.

It can be understood as either, depending on context and stress.

In Danish, en can mean:

• a
• one

If you want to clearly emphasize the number one, Danish often writes én with an accent:

• Én meter er nok = One meter is enough

Without that emphasis, En meter er nok is a neutral, natural way to say it.

Danish often expresses this idea with the structure X er nok = X is enough.

So:

• En meter = the subject
• er = is
• nok = enough

This works very much like English A meter is enough.

Because this is the normal word order for a simple Danish statement:

• subject + verb + complement

So:

• En meter = subject
• er = verb
• nok = complement

Nothing unusual is happening here. En meter er nok is the straightforward, neutral order.

Yes. That is one of the most common learner questions about nok.

Nok has more than one use in Danish:

• enough / sufficient
• probably / presumably

For example:

• En meter er nok = A meter is enough
• Han kommer nok i morgen = He’ll probably come tomorrow

The meaning depends on context. After er in a sentence like this, nok is understood as enough.

A rough guide is:

en MEE-duh er/uh nok

A few helpful points:

• meter has two syllables: me-ter
• the t in meter is often pronounced more softly than an English t
• er is usually weak in normal speech
• nok has a short vowel; do not pronounce it like English noak

You do not need to pronounce every letter as clearly as in English. In natural Danish, the whole sentence is usually said quite smoothly.

The plural is also meter.

So:

• en meter = one meter
• to meter = two meters

This is convenient, because the singular and plural indefinite forms are spelled the same. The number or article tells you which one it is.

Yes. It is the same unit of length.

Danish spells it meter. So whether your English uses meter or metre, the Danish word is still meter.

Yes, both are possible.

• Én meter er nok emphasizes the number one
• Det er nok med en meter is another natural way to say that a meter is sufficient

So the original sentence is perfectly natural, but Danish also has other ways to express the same basic idea depending on emphasis and style.

Yes, it does. It is short, clear, and natural.

You could use it in situations involving length or amount, for example:

• fabric
• rope
• distance
• space

It sounds like a normal everyday sentence, especially when someone is deciding how much is needed.