Diskussionsspørgsmålet handler om miljøskildringen.

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Breakdown of Diskussionsspørgsmålet handler om miljøskildringen.

• miljøskildringen: the depiction of the setting
• diskussionsspørgsmålet: the discussion question

Questions & Answers about Diskussionsspørgsmålet handler om miljøskildringen.

Why is Diskussionsspørgsmålet written as one word?

Because Danish, like German, very often makes compound nouns by writing them as a single word.

So:

• diskussion = discussion
• spørgsmål = question
• diskussionsspørgsmål = discussion question

Then the definite ending is added:

• diskussionsspørgsmålet = the discussion question

In English, we usually write this kind of thing as separate words, but Danish normally joins them.

What is the -s- in Diskussionsspørgsmålet?

The -s- is a linking s used in some Danish compounds.

So this is:

• diskussion
• • linking s
• • spørgsmål

This -s- does not mean possession here. It is just part of how the compound is formed. Danish has many words like this, and sometimes the -s- appears naturally between the two parts.

Why does spørgsmål become spørgsmålet?

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

Here:

• et spørgsmål = a question
• spørgsmålet = the question

spørgsmål is a neuter noun, so the singular definite ending is -et.

That is why diskussionsspørgsmålet means the discussion question.