Mødelederen har læseplanen.

The meeting leader has the reading plan.

Breakdown of Mødelederen har læseplanen.

• har: to have
• mødelederen: the meeting leader
• læseplanen: the reading plan

Questions & Answers about Mødelederen har læseplanen.

Why is there no separate word for the in Mødelederen and læseplanen?

In Danish, the definite article is often added to the end of the noun instead of appearing as a separate word in front.

• mødeleder = meeting leader / chairperson
• mødelederen = the meeting leader / the chairperson

And:

• læseplan = curriculum / syllabus / reading plan
• læseplanen = the curriculum / the syllabus / the reading plan

So Danish often says the-noun as one word, where English uses the + noun.

What does the ending -en mean here?

The ending -en is the common definite ending for many common-gender Danish nouns.

In this sentence:

• mødeleder + en → mødelederen
• læseplan + en → læseplanen

So -en means the here.

This is one of the biggest differences from English: Danish often marks definiteness with an ending rather than a separate word.

Why is Mødelederen one word? Is it a compound noun?