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Questions & Answers about Suppen smager lækkert.
Why is there no separate word for the?
Danish often puts definiteness on the noun itself instead of using a separate word.
- suppe = soup
- en suppe = a soup
- suppen = the soup
So the ending -en is doing the job that English the does.
What form is smager?
Smager is the present tense of at smage = to taste.
So:
- at smage = to taste
- smager = tastes
In this sentence, it means tastes.
Why use smager instead of er?
Because smager talks specifically about taste.
- Suppen smager lækkert = the soup tastes delicious
- Suppen er lækker = the soup is delicious / lovely
Both are natural, but smager focuses on the experience of tasting it.
Why is it lækkert and not lækker?