Fortælleren beskriver bipersonen.

to describe

Breakdown of Fortælleren beskriver bipersonen.

• bipersonen: the supporting character
• fortælleren: the narrator

Questions & Answers about Fortælleren beskriver bipersonen.

What do the endings -en in fortælleren and bipersonen mean?

In both words, -en is the definite article attached to the noun.

So:

• en fortæller = a narrator
• fortælleren = the narrator

and:

• en biperson = a supporting character / secondary character
• bipersonen = the supporting character

Unlike English, Danish often puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word.

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Why is there no separate word for the in the sentence?

Because Danish usually expresses definiteness by adding it to the noun itself.

So instead of saying something like the narrator, Danish says:

• fortælleren

And instead of the supporting character, it says:

• bipersonen

This is very normal in Danish. A separate definite word like den is usually only added in certain constructions, for example with an adjective:

• bipersonen = the supporting character
• den vigtige biperson = the important supporting character

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