Fortolkningen ændrer læseoplevelsen.

The interpretation changes the reading experience.

Breakdown of Fortolkningen ændrer læseoplevelsen.

• ændre: to change
• fortolkningen: the interpretation
• læseoplevelsen: the reading experience

Questions & Answers about Fortolkningen ændrer læseoplevelsen.

Why do fortolkningen and læseoplevelsen both end in -en?

In Danish, -en is a very common way to mark the definite singular of a common-gender noun.

So:

• fortolkning = interpretation
• fortolkningen = the interpretation

and

• læseoplevelse = reading experience
• læseoplevelsen = the reading experience

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

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

Because Danish normally uses a suffix article: the definite article is attached to the noun.

So English:

• the interpretation
• the reading experience

becomes Danish:

• fortolkningen
• læseoplevelsen

A separate word like den is used only in certain situations, for example with adjectives:

• oplevelsen = the experience
• den gode oplevelse = the good experience

So in your sentence, no separate the is needed.

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